Nouns denoting spatial position

'hood
(slang) a neighborhood
 
's Gravenhage
the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice
 
A-horizon
the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus
 
Aaland islands
an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control
 
Aalborg
a city and port in northern Jutland
 
Aalst
a town in central Belgium
 
Aarhus
port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland
 
Abadan
a port city in southwestern Iran
 
abbacy
the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
 
Aberdare
a mining town in southern Wales
 
Aberdeen
a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea
 
Aberdeen
a town in northeastern Maryland
 
Aberdeen
a town in northeastern South Dakota
 
Aberdeen
a town in western Washington
 
Abidjan
city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast
 
Abilene
a city in central Texas
 
Abilene
a town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower
 
Abkhazia
an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability
 
abode
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
 
Abruzzi e Molise
a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
 
abutment
point of contact between two objects or parts
 
Abydos
an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander
 
Acadia
the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces
 
Acadia National Park
a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast
 
Acapulco de Juarez
a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)
 
Accho
a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
 
Achaea
a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese
 
aclinic line
an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
 
acme
the highest point (of something)
 
Acre
a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
 
Actium
an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece
 
active site
the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs
 
addition
a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
 
address
the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
 
Adelaide
the state capital of South Australia
 
Adelie Coast
a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins
 
Aden
an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times
 
administrative district
a district defined for administrative purposes
 
Admiralty Island
an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau
 
Admiralty Islands
a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago
 
Adrianopolis
a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian
 
Adzharia
an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea
 
Aegadean Islands
a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean
 
Aegean island
an island in the Aegean Sea
 
Aeolis
an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC
 
aerie
any habitation at a high altitude
 
aerospace
the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
 
African country
any one of the countries occupying the African continent
 
agonic line
an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero
 
agora
the marketplace in ancient Greece
 
Agra
a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal
 
Agrigento
a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples
 
Aigina
an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf
 
aim
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
 
air
the region above the ground
 
air lane
a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
 
air space
the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth
 
air
the mass of air surrounding the Earth
 
airhead
a bridgehead seized by airborne troops
 
airspace
the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction
 
Aix-la-Chapelle
a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
 
Akron
a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
 
Al Aqabah
Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba
 
Al Ladhiqiyah
a seaport on the western coast of Syria
 
Al Madinah
a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
 
Al-Hudaydah
an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea
 
Al-Mukalla
a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden to the east of Aden
 
Albanian capital
the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country
 
Albany
a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans
 
Alberta
one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
 
Albion
archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
 
Albuquerque
the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river
 
Aleppo
a city in northwestern Syria
 
Aleutian Islands
an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska
 
Alexander Archipelago
a group of islands off southeastern Alaska
 
Alexandria
a town in Louisiana on the Red River
 
Algerian capital
an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria
 
Allentown
a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center
 
Alma-Ata
the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998
 
Aloha State
a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
 
Alpena
a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
 
Alsatia
a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
 
Altoona
a town in central Pennsylvania
 
Amarillo
a city in the northern panhandle of Texas
 
ambiance
the atmosphere of an environment
 
American Samoa
a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
 
American state
one of the 50 states of the United States
 
amusement park
a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement
 
An Nefud
a desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red sand and violent winds
 
Anaheim
a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland
 
Anchorage
a city in south central Alaska
 
anchorage
place for vessels to anchor
 
Andalusia
a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization
 
Andhra Pradesh
a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal
 
Anglesea Island
an island to the northwest of Wales
 
Anglia
the Latin name for England
 
Angolan capital
port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola
 
Anguilla
a British colony in the West Indies
 
Anjou
a former province of western France in the Loire valley
 
Ann Arbor
a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan
 
Annaba
a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border
 
anomaly
(astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
 
Antakiya
a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
 
Antalya
a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya
 
antapex
the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from
 
Antarctic Circle
a line of latitude north of the south pole
 
Antigua
the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda
 
Antigua and Barbuda
a country in the northern Leeward Islands
 
Antilles
a group of islands in the West Indies
 
antinode
(physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system
 
antipodes
any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth
 
Antofagasta
a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile
 
Antwerpen
a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460
 
Anzio
a town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea; the Allies established a beachhead at Anzio in World War II
 
Apeldoorn
a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family
 
apex
the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
 
aphelion
apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun
 
apoapsis
(astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited
 
apogee
apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
 
apojove
apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter
 
apolune
apoapsis in orbit around the moon
 
Appalachia
an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)
 
apparent horizon
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
 
Appleton
a town in eastern Wisconsin
 
Appleton layer
the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission
 
approach pattern
the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
 
approach
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
 
apron
(golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green
 
Aquarius the Water Bearer
the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18
 
Aquila degli Abruzzi
the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
 
Aquitania
a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
 
Arab Republic of Egypt
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
 
Arabian Peninsula
a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
 
Aragon
a region of northeastern Spain; a former kingdom that united with Castile in 1479 to form Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand V and Isabella I)
 
Aram
the biblical name for ancient Syria
 
Aran Islands
three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay
 
Arcadia
a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
 
archbishopric
the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
 
archdeaconry
the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
 
archdiocese
the diocese of an archbishop
 
archduchy
the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess
 
archeological site
the site of an archeological exploration
 
Arches National Park
a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion
 
Arctic Archipelago
all the islands that lie to the north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle
 
Arctic Circle
a line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice
 
Ardennes
a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
 
area
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
 
arena
the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand
 
Areopagus
a hill to the to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court
 
Arequipa
a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city
 
Argentine Republic
a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
 
Argos
an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC
 
Ariana
city in Tunisia
 
Aries the Ram
the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19
 
Arlington
a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
 
Armageddon
(New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world
 
Arnhem
a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II
 
Artois
a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)
 
Aruba
a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
 
Asahikawa
a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area
 
ascending node
the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north
 
Asheville
a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west of Charlotte
 
ashram
(India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus
 
ashram
a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram
 
Asia Minor
a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
 
Asian country
any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
 
Asian Russia
the Russia that is part of Asia
 
Asmera
the capital of Eritrea
 
Aspadana
city in central Iran; former capital of Persia
 
Aspinwall
a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
 
Assam
state in northeastern India
 
associated state
a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
 
Assouan
an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby
 
Assur
an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
 
Assyria
an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
 
asteroid belt
the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found
 
Astrakhan
a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
 
Atacama Desert
a desert in western Chile that extends roughly 600 miles south from the Peruvian border; one of the driest areas in the world, but rich in nitrate and copper deposits
 
Athens
a town in southeast Ohio
 
Athens
a university town in northeast Georgia
 
athletic field
a piece of land prepared for playing a game
 
Atlantic City
a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center
 
Attica
the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken
 
Auckland
the largest city and principal port of New Zealand
 
Augusta
a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments
 
Austerlitz
a town in Czech Republic; site of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805
 
Austral Islands
a chain of small islands in French Polynesia
 
Australasia
Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific
 
Australian state
one of the several states constituting Australia
 
Austria-Hungary
a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I
 
Austronesia
islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia)
 
autumnal equinox
(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo
 
Auvergne
a region in central France
 
Avignon
a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism
 
Avon
a county in southwestern England
 
Ayr
a port in southwestern Scotland
 
Az Zarqa
city in northwestern Jordan
 
Azerbajdzhan Republic
a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
 
Azores
islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal
 
B-horizon
immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils
 
Babylon
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
 
Babylonia
an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)
 
back country
a remote and undeveloped area
 
back end
the side of an object that is opposite its front
 
back of beyond
a very remote and inaccessible place
 
back
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
 
backwater
a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
 
Bad Lands
an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
 
Badger State
a midwestern state in north central United States
 
Badlands National Park
a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites
 
Baffin Island
the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay
 
Bahia Blanca
a port city in eastern Argentina to the southwest of Buenos Aires on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean
 
Bahrain Island
an island in the Persian Gulf
 
bailiwick
the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
 
Bairiki
national capital of Kiribati
 
Bakersfield
a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley
 
Balearic Islands
an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain
 
Bali
an island in Indonesia to the east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
 
balk
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
 
Balkan country
any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula
 
Balkan Peninsula
a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range
 
Balkans
the Balkan countries collectively
 
balkline
line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
 
Balmoral Castle
a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residence of the British sovereign
 
Baltic Republic
European countries bordering the Baltic Sea
 
Baltimore
the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
 
Bam
an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
 
Bamako
the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger
 
banana republic
a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)
 
Bandung
a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate
 
Banff
a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies
 
Bangalore
an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)
 
Bangor
a town in southeastern Northern Ireland
 
Bangor
a university town in northwestern Wales on the Menai Strait
 
Bangor
a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River
 
Barbados
easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela
 
Barbados
a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
 
Barbary
a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries
 
Barbary Coast
the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates
 
Barbary Coast
a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849)
 
Barbuda
an island in Antigua and Barbuda
 
Barcelona
a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
 
Bari
capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast
 
barony
the domain of a baron
 
Barranquilla
a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River
 
barren
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
 
barrio
an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
 
barrio
a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
 
Barstow
a town in southeastern California
 
Bartlesville
a town in northeastern Oklahoma
 
barycenter
(astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve
 
base
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
 
base
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
 
Basel
a city in northwestern Switzerland
 
baseline
the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
 
baseline
the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line
 
Basilicata
a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot')
 
basin
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
 
Basra
the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq
 
Basse-Normandie
a division of Normandy
 
Basseterre
the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher
 
Bath
a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains
 
Batna
a town in north central Algeria
 
Battle Born State
a state in the western United States
 
battle line
the line along which warring troops meet
 
battlefield
a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
 
battlefront
the line along which opposing armies face each other
 
Bavaria
a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory
 
Bayonne
a city in northeastern New Jersey
 
beachhead
a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation
 
Beacon Hill
a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building
 
beam-ends
(nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel
 
beat
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
 
Beaumont
a city of southeastern Texas near Houston
 
Beaver State
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
 
Beckley
a city in southern West Virginia
 
bed ground
an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night
 
bed
a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
 
Bedloe's Island
an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands
 
bedroom community
a community where many commuters live
 
bedside
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
 
Beehive State
a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
 
beeline
the most direct route
 
beginning
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
 
Beira
a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel
 
Bellingham
a town in northwestern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
 
belly
the hollow inside of something
 
Belo Horizonte
city in southeastern Brazil to the north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities
 
belt
an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
 
Bemidji
a town in northern Minnesota
 
Bend
a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
 
Bengal
a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
 
Benghazi
port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli
 
Bennington
a town in southwestern Vermont
 
bent
an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
 
benthic division
a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
 
Bergen
a port city in southwestern Norway
 
Berkeley
a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley
 
Berkshire
a county in southern England
 
Bermuda Triangle
an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost
 
Bermudas
a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort
 
berth
a place where a craft can be made fast
 
Bethlehem
a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
 
Bethlehem Ephrathah
a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
 
Beverly Hills
a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors
 
Bible Belt
southern and midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant
 
Big Bend
a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande
 
Big Bend National Park
a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife
 
Big Sur
a picturesque coastal region of California to the south of San Francisco
 
Bihar
a state of northeastern India
 
Bikini
an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons
 
Billings
the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
 
bilocation
the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations
 
Biloxi
an old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico
 
Binghamton
a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
 
biogeographical region
an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna
 
Bioko
an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea
 
biosphere
the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist
 
Birmingham
a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
 
birthplace
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
 
birthplace
the place where someone was born
 
Biscayne National Park
a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life
 
bishopric
the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
 
Bismarck Archipelago
a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific to the northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea
 
Bithynia
an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC
 
bivouac
a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
 
Black Hills
mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming
 
Black Rock Desert
a desert in northwestern Nevada
 
Blackpool
a resort town in Lancashire in northwestern England on the Irish Sea; famous for its tower
 
Blacksburg
a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains
 
Blantyre
city in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi
 
Blida
a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains to the southwest of Algiers
 
Blighty
a slang term for Great Britain used by British troops serving abroad
 
blind side
the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed
 
block
a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
 
Bloemfontein
the seat of the supreme court
 
Bloomington
a university town in south central Indiana
 
Bloomsbury
a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
 
Bluegrass Country
an area in central Kentucky noted for its bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
 
Bluegrass State
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
 
Boeotia
a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens
 
Bohemia
a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic
 
Bologna
the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines
 
Bolzano
an Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for its Alpine scenery
 
bomb site
an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs
 
Bonaire
a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
 
Bonn
a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989
 
boom town
a town enjoying sudden prosperity
 
Bordeaux
a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade
 
border district
district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
 
border
a line that indicates a boundary
 
border
the boundary of a surface
 
borough
an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
 
borough
one of the administrative divisions of a large city
 
borscht belt
(informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests
 
Bosnia
the northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina
 
Boston Harbor
the seaport at Boston
 
bottom
the lowest part of anything
 
bottom
the lower side of anything
 
Bougainville
the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea
 
Boulder
a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town
 
bound
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
 
Bourgogne
a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
 
bourn
an archaic term for a boundary
 
Bouvet Island
an island belonging to Norway in the South Atlantic near the Antarctic Circle
 
bowels
the center of the Earth
 
Bowery
a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
 
Bowling Green
a town in southern Kentucky
 
bowling green
a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls
 
box number
a mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent
 
Bozeman
a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park
 
Braga
an ancient city in northern Portugal
 
Brandenburg
the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701
 
Brasov
a city in central Romania in the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps
 
Brattleboro
a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River
 
Braunschweig
a city in central Germany
 
Brazilian capital
the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
 
Brazzaville
the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo
 
breadbasket
a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
 
Breed's Hill
a hill in Charlestown that was the site of the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775
 
breeding ground
a place where animals breed
 
Bremen
a city of northwestern Germany linked by the Weser River to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea; in the Middle Ages it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League
 
Bremerhaven
a port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Weser River on the North Sea; has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center
 
Brescia
an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
 
Brest
a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
 
Bretagne
a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
 
bridgehead
a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
 
bridgehead
an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
 
Bridgeport
a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
 
Brighton
a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
 
Brindisi
a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages
 
brink
the edge of a steep place
 
Brisbane
capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia
 
Bristol
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
 
British Columbia
a province in western Canada
 
British East Africa
the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar
 
British Empire
a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
 
British Honduras
a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control
 
British Isles
Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic
 
British Virgin Islands
more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
 
British West Africa
the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast
 
British West Indies
the islands in the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad
 
broadcast area
the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received
 
Bronx
a borough of New York City
 
Brooklyn
a borough of New York City
 
brow
the peak of a hill
 
Brownsville
a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
 
Brunn
an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague
 
Brunswick
a university town in southwestern Maine
 
Brunswick
a town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry
 
Bryan
a town of east central Texas
 
Bryce Canyon National Park
a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions
 
Buckeye State
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
 
Buckingham Palace
the London residence of the British sovereign
 
Buffalo
a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
 
buffer country
a small neutral state between two rival powers
 
buffer
a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
 
Buganda
a state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom
 
building site
a lot on which there are no permanent buildings
 
Bulawayo
industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe
 
Bulgarian capital
capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria
 
Bull Run
a creek in northeastern Virginia where two battles were fought in the American Civil War
 
bull
the center of a target
 
burg
colloquial American term for a town
 
burgh
a borough in Scotland
 
burial ground
a tract of land used for burials
 
Burkina Faso
a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960
 
Burlington
the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont
 
Bursa
a city in northwestern Turkey
 
bus route
the route regularly followed by a passenger bus
 
bus stop
a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers
 
bush
a large wilderness area
 
business address
the address at which a business is located
 
business district
the central area or commercial center of a town or city
 
Butte
a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper
 
Byblos
an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millennium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon to the north of Beirut; now partially excavated
 
Bydgoszcz
an industrial city and river port in northern Poland
 
Byzantium
an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
 
C-horizon
beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock
 
cabstand
a place where taxis park while awaiting customers
 
Cadiz
an ancient port city in southwestern Spain
 
Caesarea
an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine
 
Cairo
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
 
Calabria
a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot')
 
Calais
a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558
 
Calcutta
the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
 
Caledonia
the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland
 
Calgary
the largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada
 
Cali
city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area
 
caliphate
the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
 
Caloocan
a suburb of Manila in southwestern Luzon
 
Cambodian capital
the capital and largest city of Kampuchea
 
Cambria
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
 
Cambridge
a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University
 
Cambridge
a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 
Camden
a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
 
Camellia State
a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
 
Camelot
(Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there
 
Cameroon
an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast
 
Camlan
(Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded
 
Camp David
a retreat to the northwest of Washington that is used by the president of the United States
 
Campania
a region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia
 
Campeche
a Mexican state on the eastern part of the Gulf of Campeche
 
Campeche
a Mexican city on the Bay of Campeche
 
campong
a native village in Malaysia
 
campus
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
 
Canada
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
 
Canadian Maritime Provinces
the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
 
Canadian province
Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes
 
Canakkale Bogazi
the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
 
Canary Islands
a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
 
Cancer the Crab
the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
 
Cancun
a popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula
 
Cannes
a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival
 
Canterbury
a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
 
canton
a small administrative division of a country
 
Canyonlands National Park
a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the Colorado River
 
Cape Ann
a Massachusetts peninsula to the north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean
 
Cape Breton Island
an island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia
 
Cape Cod
a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area
 
Cape Cod Canal
a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay
 
Cape Fear
a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean
 
Cape Flattery
a cape of northwestern Washington
 
Cape Froward
a cape on the Strait of Magellan in southern Chile; the most southern point on the mainland of South America
 
Cape Girardeau
a town in southeast Missouri
 
Cape Hatteras
a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina
 
Cape Horn
a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego)
 
Cape May
a cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean
 
Cape of Good Hope
a province of western South Africa
 
Cape of Good Hope
a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town)
 
Cape of Good Hope Province
a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa
 
Cape Town
port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa
 
Cape Verde Islands
a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal
 
capital
a seat of government
 
capital
a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
 
capital of Afghanistan
the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan
 
capital of Alabama
the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River
 
capital of Alaska
the state capital of Alaska
 
capital of Antigua and Barbuda
the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua
 
capital of Argentina
capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center
 
capital of Arizona
the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
 
capital of Arkansas
the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River
 
capital of Armenia
capital of Armenia
 
capital of Australia
the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
 
capital of Austria
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
 
capital of Azerbaijan
a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production
 
capital of Bahrain
the capital of Bahrain; located at the northern end of Bahrain Island
 
capital of Bangladesh
the capital and largest city of Bangladesh
 
capital of Barbados
capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
 
capital of Belarus
the capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States
 
capital of Belgium
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 
capital of Benin
the capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a coastal lagoon
 
capital of Bolivia
capital city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia
 
capital of Botswana
capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast
 
capital of Burundi
the capital and largest city of Burundi
 
capital of California
a city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California
 
capital of Cameroon
the capital of Cameroon
 
capital of Canada
the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec)
 
capital of Cape Verde
the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island
 
capital of Central Africa
the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic
 
capital of Chad
the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river
 
capital of Colombia
capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain
 
capital of Colorado
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
 
capital of Connecticut
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
 
capital of Costa Rica
the capital and largest city of Costa Rica
 
capital of Cuba
the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
 
capital of Cyprus
the capital and largest city of Cyprus
 
capital of Delaware
the capital of the state of Delaware
 
capital of Djibouti
port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti
 
capital of Ecuador
the capital of Ecuador
 
capital of Egypt
the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs
 
capital of Estonia
a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia
 
capital of Ethiopia
the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia
 
capital of Finland
the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center
 
capital of Florida
capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida
 
capital of France
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
 
capital of Gabon
the capital of Gabon
 
capital of Gambia
a port city and capital of Gambia
 
capital of Georgia
the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river
 
capital of Georgia
state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
 
capital of Ghana
the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port
 
capital of Greece
the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
 
capital of Grenada
the capital and largest city of Grenada
 
capital of Guatemala
the capital and largest city of Guatemala
 
capital of Guinea
a port and the capital of Guinea
 
capital of Guinea-Bissau
the capital of Guinea-Bissau
 
capital of Hawaii
the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu
 
capital of Hungary
capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary
 
capital of Iceland
the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water
 
capital of Idaho
the capital and largest city of Idaho
 
capital of Illinois
capital of the state of Illinois
 
capital of Indiana
the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race
 
capital of Indonesia
capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century
 
capital of Iowa
the capital and largest city in Iowa
 
capital of Iraq
capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River
 
capital of Ireland
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
 
capital of Israel
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
 
capital of Italy
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
 
capital of Jamaica
capital and largest city of Jamaica
 
capital of Japan
the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan
 
capital of Jordan
the capital and largest city of Jordan
 
capital of Kansas
the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern Kansas on the Kansas river
 
capital of Kazakhstan
remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998
 
capital of Kentucky
the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky
 
capital of Kenya
the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris
 
capital of Kuwait
a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait
 
capital of Kyrgyzstan
the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
 
capital of Latvia
a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
 
capital of Lebanon
capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean
 
capital of Lesotho
the capital of Lesotho; located in northwestern Lesotho
 
capital of Liberia
the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia
 
capital of Liechtenstein
the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein
 
capital of Lithuania
the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania
 
capital of Louisiana
capital of Louisiana
 
capital of Luxembourg
the capital and largest city of Luxembourg
 
capital of Madagascar
the capital and largest city of Madagascar
 
capital of Maine
the capital of the state of Maine
 
capital of Malawi
the capital of Malawi; located in south central Malawi
 
capital of Malaysia
Malaysia's sparkling new capital
 
capital of Malta
the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island
 
capital of Maryland
state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy
 
capital of Massachusetts
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
 
capital of Mexico
the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities
 
capital of Michigan
capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand River
 
capital of Minnesota
capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities
 
capital of Mississippi
capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River
 
capital of Missouri
capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river
 
capital of Moldova
the capital of Moldova
 
capital of Mongolia
the capital and largest city of Mongolia
 
capital of Montana
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
 
capital of Morocco
the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast
 
capital of Mozambique
the capital and largest city of Mozambique
 
capital of Nebraska
capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
 
capital of Nepal
the capital and largest city of Nepal
 
capital of Nevada
capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada
 
capital of New Hampshire
capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
 
capital of New Jersey
capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river
 
capital of New Mexico
capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico
 
capital of New York
state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
 
capital of New Zealand
the capital of New Zealand
 
capital of Nicaragua
the capital and largest city of Nicaragua
 
capital of Niger
the capital and largest city of Niger
 
capital of Nigeria
capital of Nigeria in the center of the country
 
capital of North Carolina
capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina
 
capital of North Dakota
capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river
 
capital of North Korea
capital of North Korea and an industrial center
 
capital of Northern Ireland
capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
 
capital of Norway
the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast
 
capital of Ohio
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
 
capital of Oklahoma
capital and largest city of Oklahoma; the economy is based on oil and livestock
 
capital of Oman
a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman
 
capital of Oregon
capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
 
capital of Pakistan
the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959
 
capital of Papua New Guinea
the administrative capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea
 
capital of Paraguay
the capital and chief port of Paraguay
 
capital of Pennsylvania
capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
 
capital of Peru
capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century
 
capital of Poland
the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland
 
capital of Portugal
capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
 
capital of Qatar
the capital and chief port of Qatar
 
capital of Red China
capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
 
capital of Rhode Island
the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
 
capital of Romania
national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
 
capital of Rwanda
the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in central Rwanda
 
capital of San Marino
the capital and only city of San Marino
 
capital of Saudi Arabia
joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia
 
capital of Senegal
the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal
 
capital of Serbia and Montenegro
capital and largest city of Serbia and Montenegro; situated on the Danube
 
capital of Seychelles
port city and the capital of Seychelles
 
capital of Sierra Leone
port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone
 
capital of Singapore
the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports
 
capital of Slovakia
capital and largest city of Slovakia
 
capital of Somalia
the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean
 
capital of South Africa
city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa
 
capital of South Carolina
capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina
 
capital of South Dakota
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
 
capital of South Korea
the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia; located in northwestern South Korea
 
capital of Spain
the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum
 
capital of Sri Lanka
the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon
 
capital of Sudan
the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile
 
capital of Suriname
the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam
 
capital of Swaziland
capital of Swaziland; located in northwestern Swaziland
 
capital of Sweden
the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic
 
capital of Switzerland
the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
 
capital of Syria
an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
 
capital of Taiwan
the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan
 
capital of Tajikistan
the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991
 
capital of Tanzania
the capital and largest port city of Tanzania on the Indian Ocean
 
capital of Tennessee
capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music
 
capital of Texas
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
 
capital of Thailand
the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture
 
capital of the Bahamas
the capital of the Bahamas
 
capital of the Dominican Republic
the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic
 
capital of The Netherlands
an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
 
capital of the Philippines
the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon
 
capital of the Russian Federation
a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
 
capital of the Ukraine
capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center
 
capital of the United Kingdom
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
 
capital of the United States
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
 
capital of Tibet
the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
 
capital of Togo
capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea
 
capital of Trinidad and Tobago
the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad
 
capital of Tunisia
the capital and principal port of Tunisia
 
capital of Turkey
the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats
 
capital of Turkmenistan
the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan
 
capital of Uganda
the capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria
 
capital of Uruguay
the capital and largest city of Uruguay; a cosmopolitan city and one of the busiest ports in South America
 
capital of Utah
the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church
 
capital of Uzbek
the capital of Uzbekistan
 
capital of Vanuatu
capital of Vanuatu
 
capital of Venezuela
the capital and largest city of Venezuela
 
capital of Vermont
capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont
 
capital of Vietnam
the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam
 
capital of Virginia
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
 
capital of Washington
capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
 
capital of West Virginia
state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
 
capital of Western Samoa
the capital of Western Samoa
 
capital of Wisconsin
capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin
 
capital of Wyoming
the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state
 
capital of Zambia
the capital and largest city of Zambia
 
capital of Zimbabwe
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
 
Capitol Hill
a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets
 
Capitol Reef National Park
a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife
 
Cappadocia
an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor
 
Capri
an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery
 
Capricorn the Goat
the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19
 
car park
a lot where cars are parked
 
Carbondale
a town in southern Illinois
 
Cardiff
the capital and largest city of Wales
 
Caribbean
region including the Caribbean Islands
 
Caribbean Island
an island in the Caribbean Sea
 
Carlsbad
a town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border; potash deposits
 
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formations
 
Carolinas
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
 
Caroline Islands
a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines
 
Cartagena
a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean
 
Cartagena
a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean
 
Carthage
an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
 
Casablanca
a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco
 
casbah
an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located
 
Casper
a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river
 
Castilla
a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
 
Castries
a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia
 
Catalina Island
an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California
 
Catalonia
a region of northeastern Spain
 
Caucasus
a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource
 
Cayman Islands
a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center
 
Cebu
one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor
 
Cebu City
an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines
 
Cedar Rapids
a city in eastern Iowa
 
celestial equator
the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
 
celestial horizon
the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
 
celestial latitude
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
 
celestial orbit
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
 
celestial point
a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)
 
celestial pole
one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
 
celestial sphere
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
 
Centennial State
a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
 
center of buoyancy
(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object
 
center of flotation
the center of gravity of a floating object
 
center of gravity
the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass
 
center of mass
point representing the mean position of the matter in a body
 
center stage
the central area on a theater stage
 
center
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
 
center
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
 
center
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
 
Central African Republic
a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960
 
Central America
the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia
 
Central American country
any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments
 
central city
the central part of a city
 
Central Park
a large park in Manhattan
 
Centre
a low-lying region in central France
 
centroid
the center of mass of an object of uniform density
 
Ceylon
an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
 
Chablis
a town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines
 
Chalcedon
a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon
 
Chaldaea
an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II
 
Champagne-Ardenne
a region of northeastern France
 
Champaign
a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana
 
Champs Elysees
a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes
 
Chancellorsville
a village in northeastern Virginia
 
Changan
a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
 
Channel Island
any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France
 
Channel Islands National Park
a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life
 
Chapel Hill
a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of North Carolina
 
Charleroi
city in southwestern Belgium; center of an industrial region
 
Charleston
a port city in southeastern South Carolina
 
Charlestown
a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629
 
Charlottetown
the provincial capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island
 
Chartres
a town in northern France that is noted for its Gothic Cathedral
 
Chattanooga
a city in eastern Tennessee
 
Chechen Republic
an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic
 
checkpoint
a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance
 
Cheddar
a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made
 
Chelyabinsk
a city in the Asian part of Russia
 
Chemulpo
a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea
 
Chennai
a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
 
Cherbourg
a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base
 
Cherepovets
a city of east central Russia to the north of Moscow
 
Chernobyl
a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (26 April 1986)
 
Chester
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
 
Cheviot Hills
a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland
 
Chihuahua
a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau
 
Chihuahua
a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico
 
Chihuahuan Desert
a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico
 
Chiloe
the largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile
 
Chittagong
a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal
 
chokepoint
a point of congestion or blockage
 
Chosen
the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)
 
Christchurch
industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region
 
Chula Vista
an industrial city in southern California (south of San Diego) near the Mexican border
 
Chungking
a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China
 
Churchill
a Canadian town in northern Manitoba on Hudson Bay; important port for shipping grain
 
Cincinnati
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
 
circuit
an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
 
circuit
the boundary line encompassing an area or object
 
Citta del Vaticano
the capital of the State of the Vatican City
 
city
an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
 
city district
a district of a town or city
 
city limit
the limits of the area occupied by a city or town
 
city line
the boundary of a city
 
City of Bridges
a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction
 
City of Brotherly Love
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
 
City of London
the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London
 
City of the Angels
a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States
 
City of Westminster
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
 
city
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
 
Ciudad Bolivar
a port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river
 
Ciudad Juarez
a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso
 
Ciudad Victoria
a city in east central Mexico
 
civic center
the center of a city
 
Clarksburg
a city in northern West Virginia
 
clear
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
 
clearing
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
 
Cleveland
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
 
Clichy-la-Garenne
a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century
 
climatic zone
any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude
 
Clinton
a town in east central Iowa
 
close quarters
a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something
 
Cnossus
an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC
 
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
 
Coahuila
a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau
 
coal seam
a seam of coal
 
coalface
the part of a coal seam that is being cut
 
coalfield
a region where there is coal underground
 
coaling station
a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal
 
coastline
the outline of a coast
 
Coats Land
a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea
 
Coeur d'Alene
a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort area
 
Colchis
(Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece
 
Cologne
a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
 
colony
a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
 
Colony
one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
 
colony
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
 
Colorado Desert
an arid region of southeastern California
 
Colorado Springs
a city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy
 
Colossae
an ancient city in south western Phrygia in Asia Minor; site of an early Christian Church
 
Columbia
a university town in central Missouri
 
Columbia
a town in west central Tennessee
 
Columbus
a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama
 
Columbus
a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center
 
combat area
a military area where combat forces operate
 
combat zone
a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
 
common land
a pasture subject to common use
 
common
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
 
commonwealth
the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
 
Commonwealth of Australia
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
 
Commonwealth of Dominica
a country on the island of Dominica
 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico
 
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
 
commune
the smallest administrative district of several European countries
 
community
a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
 
Comoro Islands
three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar
 
Concepcion
an industrial city in Chile to the south of Santiago
 
Concord
town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
 
concrete jungle
an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant
 
Coney Island
a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center
 
Confederate States of America
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
 
confluence
a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
 
congressional district
a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives
 
Connecticut
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
 
Constantina
a Romanian resort city on the Black Sea
 
Constantine
a walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I
 
Constantinople
the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church
 
Constitution State
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
 
Continent
the European mainland
 
continental divide
the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)
 
conurbation
an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
 
Cooperstown
a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
 
Cordova
a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture
 
Cordova
a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613
 
core
the center of an object
 
Cork
a port city in southern Ireland
 
Corn Belt
the midwestern states in the U.S. where corn is grown; Iowa and Illinois are excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock
 
corn cob
the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn
 
corn field
a field planted with corn
 
corner
the point where two lines meet or intersect
 
corner
a place off to the side of an area
 
corner
a remote area
 
corner
the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
 
Cornhusker State
a midwestern state on the Great Plains
 
Cornwall
a hilly county in southwestern England
 
Corpus Christi
a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico
 
Corsica
a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
 
Corsica
an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
 
Cotacachi
an Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955
 
Cotonou
chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin
 
Cotopaxi
the world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador
 
Cotswold Hills
a range of low hills in southwestern England
 
Council Bluffs
a town in southwest Iowa on the Missouri River across from Omaha
 
country of origin
the country where you were born
 
country
the territory occupied by a nation
 
country
an area outside of cities and towns
 
countryside
rural regions
 
county
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
 
county
(United States) the largest administrative district within a state
 
county courthouse
the town or city that is the seat of government for a county
 
county line
the boundary between two counties
 
county palatine
the territory of a count palatine
 
county town
the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire
 
course
general line of orientation
 
Coventry
an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century
 
cow pasture
a pasture for cows
 
cow town
a small town in a cattle-raising area of western North America
 
Crater Lake National Park
a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano
 
crawl space
low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
 
Cremona
a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufacture of fine violins from the 16th to the 18th centuries
 
crest
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
 
crest
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
 
Crimea
a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
 
crinion
point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead
 
cross section
a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
 
crosscut
a diagonal path
 
crossing
a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
 
Crown Colony
a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor
 
Cuba
the largest island in the West Indies
 
Culebra
a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico with miles of beautiful beaches
 
Culiacan
a city in northwestern Mexico
 
culmination
(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
 
Cumana
a port city in northeastern Venezuela on the Caribbean Sea; founded in 1523, it is the oldest European settlement in South America
 
Cumbria
a county of northwestern England
 
Cumbria
a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines
 
Curacao
a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
 
Curitiba
a city in southeastern Brazil
 
Cuzco
a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire
 
Cynoscephalae
the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians
 
Cyprus
an island in the eastern Mediterranean
 
Czech capital
the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century
 
Czech Republic
a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993
 
Czechoslovakia
a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993
 
Czestochowa
a city of southern Poland whose church contains the statue of the black Madonna which attracts many pilgrims
 
D region
the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves
 
Dae-Han-Min-Gook
an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook
 
Dakota
the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota
 
Dalian
a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda
 
Dallas
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
 
Dalmatia
a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands
 
danger
a dangerous place
 
danger line
a line beyond which it is dangerous to go
 
danger zone
a dangerous area
 
Danish capital
the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand
 
Darfur
an impoverished region of western Sudan
 
dark
an unilluminated area
 
Darwin
provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia
 
Dasht-e-Lut
a desert in eastern Iran
 
Daugavpils
a city of southeastern Latvia
 
Davenport
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
 
Dawson
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
 
Dayton
a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
 
Daytona Beach
a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials
 
dead drop
a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information
 
Death Valley
a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America
 
Decatur
a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River
 
Decatur
a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here
 
Deep South
the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery
 
deep space
any region in space outside the solar system
 
Del Rio
a town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande to the west of San Antonio
 
Delaware
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
 
Delphi
an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi
 
demarcation
the boundary of a specific area
 
Demavend
an active volcano in northern Iran
 
Demerara
a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana
 
demesne
territory over which rule or control is exercised
 
Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
 
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
 
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
 
den
a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
 
den
the habitation of wild animals
 
Denali National Park
a large national park in Alaska having peaks of the Alaska Range (including Mount McKinley) and the huge Denali fault
 
department
the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
 
depths
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
 
derivation
the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
 
descending node
the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south
 
desert
arid land with little or no vegetation
 
desktop
the top of a desk
 
destination
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
 
detention basin
a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream
 
development
a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
 
Devonshire
a county in southwestern England
 
Dhahran
an oil town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Persian Gulf; in June 1996 terrorists bombed an apartment complex in Dhahran killing 19 United States soldiers and wounding more than 300 people
 
Dhodhekanisos
a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea
 
Diamond State
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
 
Dijon
an industrial city in eastern France to the north of Lyons
 
Dipylon gate
a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found
 
direction
a line leading to a place or point
 
disaster area
a region whose population is affected by a general disaster
 
disc space
(computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk
 
disk overhead
(computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
 
Disneyland
an amusement park in Anaheim created in 1955 by Walt Disney
 
distance
a distant region
 
district line
the boundary between two districts
 
District of Columbia
the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia
 
district
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
 
divide
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
 
Djanet
a desert town in southeastern Algeria
 
DMZ
a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited
 
Dneprodzerzhinsk
port city and industrial center in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River
 
dockside
the region adjacent to a boat dock
 
dockyard
an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired
 
Dodge City
a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River; formerly a rowdy cow town
 
Dodoma
a city in the center of Tanzania that has been designated as the future capital
 
domicile
(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
 
Dominica
a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians
 
Dominican Republic
a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
 
Donets Basin
an industrial region in the Ukraine
 
Donetske
an industrial city in the Donets Basin
 
Doris
a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken
 
Dortmund
an industrial city in northwestern Germany; flourished from the 13th to 17th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
 
Douala
the largest city of Cameroon
 
Downing Street
a street of Westminster in London
 
Dresden
a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
 
drop
a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
 
drop zone
an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops
 
Dubai
port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf
 
Dubrovnik
a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center
 
Dubuque
a town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River
 
duchy
the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
 
dude ranch
a holiday resort offering ranch activities (riding and camping)
 
Duluth
a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior
 
dump
a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
 
Dunkerque
a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
 
Durazzo
port city in western Albania on the Adriatic
 
Durban
a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center
 
Durham
a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
 
Dusseldorf
an industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine
 
dust bowl
a region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s
 
earldom
the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess
 
earreach
the range within which a voice can be heard
 
earth
the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
 
east
a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city
 
East Africa
a geographical area in eastern Africa
 
East Anglia
a region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom
 
East Coast
the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.)
 
East Malaysia
the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo
 
East River
a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn
 
East Saint Louis
a town in southwest Illinois on the Mississippi across from Saint Louis
 
east side
the side that is on the east
 
East Sussex
a county in southern England on the English Channel
 
East Timor
a former Portuguese colony that was annexed by Indonesia in 1976; voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999 and in May 2002 became an independent nation
 
east-west direction
in a direction parallel with lines of latitude
 
Eastern Desert
a desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea
 
eastern hemisphere
the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
 
Eastern Roman Empire
a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
 
eastern United States
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River
 
Eau Claire
a town in west central Wisconsin
 
ecliptic
the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator
 
Edinburgh
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
 
Edmonton
the capital of the province of Alberta
 
Egyptian Empire
an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament
 
Ehadhamen
city in Tunisia
 
Eindhoven
city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry
 
eitchen midden
(archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement
 
El Aaium
a town in Morocco near the Atlantic coast
 
El Alamein
a village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942
 
El Giza
an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx
 
El Iskandriyah
the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt
 
El Misti
the world's 2nd largest active volcano; located in the Andes in southern Peru
 
El Paso
a city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande across from the Mexican city of Juarez
 
El-Aksur
a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes
 
election district
one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place
 
electron orbit
the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
 
element
the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
 
Elisabethville
a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville
 
Ellice Islands
a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii
 
Ellis Island
an island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States
 
Elmont
a town on Long Island in New York; site of Belmont Park
 
Emerald Isle
an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
 
Emilia-Romagna
a region of north central Italy on the Adriatic
 
emirate
the domain controlled by an emir
 
Empire State of the South
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
 
empire
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
 
enclave
an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
 
end
a boundary marking the extremities of something
 
end
the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
 
end
one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
 
end point
a place where something ends or is complete
 
end
either extremity of something that has length
 
Enderby Land
a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia
 
England
a division of the United Kingdom
 
Enid
a town in north central Oklahoma
 
Eniwetok
an atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs
 
Entebbe
a town in southern Uganda on Lake Victoria; site of an international airport (where in 1976 Israeli commandos rescued hostages held aboard a plane by Palestinian hijackers)
 
enterprise zone
a city district where development receives special tax advantages
 
entrepot
a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties
 
environment
the area in which something exists or lives
 
environs
an outer adjacent area of any place
 
eparchy
a province in ancient Greece
 
eparchy
a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church
 
Ephesus
an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity
 
epicenter
the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
 
Epirus
an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania
 
Equality State
a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
 
equator
an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
 
equinoctial point
(astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
 
Erie
a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania
 
Erie Canal
an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal
 
Erin
an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry
 
Espoo
a city in southern Finland
 
Essen
a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr
 
Essex
a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
 
Etruria
an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC
 
Eugene
a city in western Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university
 
Eureka
a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
 
European country
any one of the countries occupying the European continent
 
European Russia
the part of Russia that is part of Europe
 
Evansville
a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River
 
Everglade State
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
 
Everglades National Park
a national park in Florida containing an immense subtropical wilderness with mangrove swamps and rare birds and wild animals
 
Evergreen State
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
 
exaltation
the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
 
exterior
the outer side or surface of something
 
exterior
the region that is outside of something
 
extreme
the point located farthest from the middle of something
 
extremity
the outermost or farthest region or point
 
exurbia
a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia
 
eyeshot
the range of the eye
 
face
a surface forming part of the outside of an object
 
Faeroe Islands
a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands
 
Faeroe Islands
a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
 
fairground
an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses
 
fairway
a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement
 
fairway
the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short
 
fairway
the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters
 
Faisalabad
city in northeast Pakistan
 
Falkland Islands
a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony
 
Far East
a popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia)
 
Fargo
largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river
 
farming area
a rural area where farming is practiced
 
Farmington
a town in northwestern New Mexico
 
Farmington
a residential town in central Connecticut
 
faubourg
a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city
 
fault line
(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
 
Fayetteville
a university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks
 
Fayetteville
a town in south central North Carolina
 
Fayetteville
a town in central West Virginia on the New River
 
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
 
federal district
a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation
 
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
a country on the Comoro Islands
 
Federal Republic of Germany
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
 
Federal Republic of Germany
a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990
 
Federal Republic of Nigeria
a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
 
Federated States of Micronesia
a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
 
Federation of Malaysia
a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957
 
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
 
Federative Republic of Brazil
the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
 
fence line
a boundary line created by a fence
 
Fengtien
a city in northeastern China
 
Ferrara
a city in northern Italy
 
Fertile Crescent
a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
 
Fez
a city in north central Morocco; religious center
 
fiefdom
the domain controlled by a feudal lord
 
field
somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected
 
field
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
 
field
a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found
 
field of fire
the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position
 
field of honor
the scene of a duel
 
field
a region in which active military operations are in progress
 
Fifth Avenue
an avenue in Manhattan that separates the east side of Manhattan from the west side
 
Fiji Islands
a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral
 
financial center
the part of a city where financial institutions are centered
 
Finger Lakes
a geographical area in central New York State that is named for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a north-south direction
 
finish line
a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
 
firebreak
a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
 
fireside
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
 
firing line
the line from which soldiers deliver fire
 
Flagstaff
a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
 
Flanders
a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
 
flashpoint
a place of political unrest and potential violence
 
flea market
an open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles
 
Fleet Street
a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated
 
flies
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
 
flight line
place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)
 
flight path
the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air
 
Flint
a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing
 
Flodden
a hill in Northumberland where the invading Scots were defeated by the English in 1513
 
Florence
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
 
Florence
a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center
 
flyway
the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate
 
focus
a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
 
foot
the lower part of anything
 
Forbidden City
a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China
 
forefront
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
 
forepart
the side that is forward or prominent
 
Formosa
an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea
 
Fort George Gordon Meade
a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency
 
Fort Lauderdale
a city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast to the north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go on their spring vacations
 
Fort Myers
a town in southwest Florida
 
Fort Smith
a town in western Arkansas on the Arkansas River at the Oklahoma border
 
Fort Wayne
a city in northeastern Indiana
 
Fort Worth
a city in northeastern Texas (just to the west of Dallas); a major industrial center
 
foul line
lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field
 
foul line
a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross
 
foul line
a line from which basketball players take penalty shots
 
fountainhead
the source of water from which a stream arises
 
Franche-Comte
a former province of eastern France
 
Frankfurt on the Main
a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center
 
Frederick
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
 
Fredericksburg
a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River
 
Fredericton
the provincial capital of New Brunswick
 
free port
a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels
 
free port
an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties
 
free state
any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War
 
French Indochina
the French colonies of the territory now occupied by Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
 
French Polynesia
a French overseas possession in the South Pacific
 
French region
a geographical subdivision of France
 
French Republic
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
 
French Riviera
the French part of the Riviera
 
French West Indies
the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France
 
Fresno
a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains
 
Friesland
one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands
 
Friesland
the western part of the ancient region of Frisia in northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt river and the Weser river; part of this region is now a province in the Netherlands
 
Frigid Zone
the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate
 
fringe
a part of the city far removed from the center
 
Frisia
an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands
 
Frisian Islands
a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland
 
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
a region in northeastern Italy
 
front
the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
 
front
the immediate proximity of someone or something
 
frontier
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
 
frontier
an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
 
Fuego
a volcano in south central Guatemala
 
Fujinoyama
an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages
 
Fukuoka
a city in southern Japan on Kyushu
 
Funafuti
capital of Tuvalu
 
Gabonese Republic
a republic on the west coast of Africa
 
Gadsden
an industrial town in north central Alabama
 
Gafsa
a city in west central Tunisia
 
Gainesville
a university town in north central Florida
 
Galapagos Islands
a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life
 
Galatia
an ancient country in central Asia Minor
 
Galeras
an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes
 
Galicia
a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay
 
Galilee
an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry
 
Gallia
an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands
 
Galloway
a district in southwestern Scotland
 
Gallup
a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
 
Galveston
a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
 
Galveston Island
an island at the entrance of Galveston Bay
 
Galway
a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay
 
Gambier Islands
a group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia
 
Gansu province
a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia
 
garbage heap
an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
 
Garden State
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
 
Garland
a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
 
Gary
a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
 
Gascogne
a region of southwestern France
 
gasfield
a region where there is natural gas underground
 
Gates of the Arctic National Park
a large national park in Alaska featuring the Great Mendenhall Glacier
 
Gateway to the West
the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century
 
gathering place
a favorite haunt where people gather
 
Gaza Strip
a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt
 
Gdansk
a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
 
Gem State
a state in the Rocky Mountains
 
Gemini the Twins
the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20
 
Geneve
a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
 
Genova
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
 
geographic area
a demarcated area of the Earth
 
geographic point
a point on the surface of the Earth
 
geographical zone
any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
 
geological horizon
a layer of rock with a particular composition (especially of fossils); for dating the stratum
 
George Town
the capital of the Cayman Islands
 
Georgetown
port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana
 
Georgetown
a section of northwestern Washington, D.C.
 
Georgia
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
 
geostationary orbit
a geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth
 
geosynchronous orbit
a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours
 
German capital
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
 
German Democratic Republic
a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990
 
Gettysburg
a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
 
Ghent
port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
 
ghetto
formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
 
ghetto
a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions
 
ghost town
a deserted settlement (especially in western United States)
 
Gibson Desert
a desert area in western Australia
 
Gila Desert
a desert area in southern Arizona
 
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
a former British possession in Micronesia
 
Gilbert Islands
a group of islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of Kiribati in 1979
 
Glasgow
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
 
Gloucester
a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
 
Gloucester
a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
 
Gloucestershire
a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
 
Goa
a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony
 
goal line
a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand
 
Gobi Desert
a desert in central China
 
God's acre
the yard associated with a church
 
Golan Heights
a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria
 
gold coast
a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area
 
Golden State
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
 
goldfield
a district where gold is mined
 
Goldsboro
a town that is a major tobacco center in eastern North Carolina
 
Golgotha
a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
 
Goma
a city in eastern Congo at the northern end of Lake Kivu near the border with Rwanda
 
Gomorrha
(Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants
 
Gothenburg
a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden
 
Governador Valadares
a city in eastern Brazil to the northeast of Belo Horizonte
 
grain field
a field where grain is grown
 
Granada
a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction
 
Grand Canal
an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south
 
Grand Canal
the major waterway in Venice, Italy
 
Grand Canyon National Park
a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals
 
Grand Canyon State
a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
 
grand duchy
the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess
 
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center
 
Grand Island
a town in south central Nebraska
 
Grand Rapids
a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing furniture
 
Grand Teton National Park
a national park in Wyoming featuring mountains
 
Granite State
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
 
grassland
land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
 
Graz
an industrial city is southeastern Austria
 
grazing land
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
 
Great Arabian Desert
a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia
 
Great Australian Desert
general name given to all desert areas in Australia
 
Great Britain
an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
 
great circle
a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center
 
Great Divide
that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States
 
Great Falls
a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power
 
Great Indian Desert
a desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan
 
Great Lakes State
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
 
Great Salt Desert
a salt desert in north central Iran
 
Great Sandy Desert
a desert in southern Saudi Arabia
 
Great Sandy Desert
a desert region in northwestern Australia to the north of the Gibson Desert
 
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States
 
Great Victoria Desert
a desert region in south central Australia to the north of the Nullarbor Plain
 
Great White Way
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
 
Greater Antilles
a group of islands in the western West Indies
 
Greater New York
the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
 
Greater Sunda Islands
a chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java and Sumatra
 
Greece
ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE
 
Green Bay
a city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan
 
Green Line
the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence
 
Green Mountain State
a state in New England
 
green
an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
 
greenbelt
a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city
 
Greensboro
a city of north central North Carolina
 
Greenville
a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco market
 
Greenville
a town in western Mississippi on the Mississippi River to the north of Vicksburg
 
Greenville
a town in northwest South Carolina in the Piedmont
 
Greenwich
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
 
Greenwich Meridian
the meridian passing through Greenwich; was internationally adopted as the earth's zero of longitude in 1884
 
Greenwich Village
a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
 
Grenada
an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth
 
Grenoble
a city in southeastern France on the Isere River
 
ground
a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
 
ground zero
the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon
 
ground zero
the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed
 
ground zero
the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)
 
grounds
a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
 
Groznyy
the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields
 
Guadalajara
a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era
 
Guadalcanal
a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth
 
Guadalupe Island
a Mexican island in the Pacific to the west of Baja California
 
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
a national park in Texas that has the highest point in Texas; includes desert wilderness and the ancient Apache hunting grounds
 
Guadeloupe
an island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry
 
Guallatiri
the world's highest volcano; in the Andes in northern Chile; last erupted in 1959
 
Guam
the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
 
Guangdong province
a province in southern China
 
Guangzhou
a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
 
Guantanamo
a city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States naval base
 
Guayaquil
the largest city of Ecuador
 
Guiana
a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam
 
Guiana Highlands
a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil
 
Gujerat
an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay
 
Gulf States
the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf
 
Gulf States
a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas
 
Gulu
a city in northern Uganda
 
habitat
the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
 
habitation
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
 
Hadrian's Wall
an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain
 
Hagerstown
a town in northern Maryland
 
Haifa
a major port in northwestern Israel
 
Haiphong
a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center
 
Haitian capital
the capital and largest city of Haiti
 
Haleakala National Park
a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano
 
half-mast
a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
 
Halicarnassus
an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus
 
Halifax
provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
 
Halle-an-der-Saale
a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries
 
Hamburg
a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League
 
Hamelin
a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper
 
Hamilton
a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario
 
Hamilton
the capital of Bermuda
 
hamlet
a settlement smaller than a town
 
Hampshire
a county of southern England on the English Channel
 
hand
a position given by its location to the side of an object
 
hangout
a frequently visited place
 
Hangzhou
a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world
 
Hannibal
a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain
 
Hannover
a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
 
harbor
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
 
harborage
(nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)
 
Hargeisa
a city in northwestern Somalia
 
Harlem
a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
 
Harlem River
a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx
 
Harley Street
a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located
 
Harper's Ferry
a small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and his followers who captured an arsenal that was located there
 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
 
Hastings
a town in East Sussex just to the south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place
 
hatchery
a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
 
Hatteras Island
a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore
 
Hattiesburg
a town in southeast Mississippi
 
Haute-Normandie
a division of Normandy
 
Hawaii Island
the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks
 
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes
 
Hawaiian Islands
a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific
 
Hawkeye State
a state in midwestern United States
 
hayfield
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
 
Hays
a town in central Kansas
 
head
the top of something
 
headwater
the source of a river
 
heartland
the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture
 
heath
a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
 
Hebei province
a populous province in northeastern China
 
Hebridean Islands
a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
 
Hedjaz
a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
 
heights
a high place
 
heliopause
the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet
 
heliosphere
the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system
 
Hell's Half Acre
a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice
 
hell
any place of pain and turmoil
 
Hellenic Republic
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
 
Helvetia
the Latin name for Switzerland
 
hemisphere
half of the terrestrial globe
 
hemline
the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
 
Herat
a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities
 
Herculaneum
ancient city; now destroyed
 
here
the present location; this place
 
Hermosillo
a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California
 
Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau
 
heronry
a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery
 
Hershey
an industrial town to the east of Harrisburg
 
Hertfordshire
a county in southern England
 
Hibbing
a town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range
 
hiding place
a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)
 
high country
an area lying above the piedmont but below the timberline
 
high-water mark
a line marking the highest level reached
 
Highlands of Scotland
a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
 
Hilo
a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii
 
Hindustan
northern region of India where Hinduism predominates
 
hipline
the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment
 
hipline
the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part
 
Hippo Regius
an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
 
Hiroshima
a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area
 
Hispaniola
an island in the West Indies
 
Ho Chi Minh City
a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina
 
Hobart
a port and state capital of Tasmania
 
Hohenlinden
a town in Bavaria (near Munich)
 
Hohhot
a northern industrial city of China to the northwest of Beijing
 
Hokkaido
the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; to the north of Honshu
 
holding pattern
the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land
 
hole-in-the-wall
a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place
 
holiday resort
a hotel located in a resort area
 
Hollywood
a district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
 
holy
a sacred place of pilgrimage
 
home
place where something began and flourished
 
home
the country or state or city where you live
 
home away from home
a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home
 
Home Counties
the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded
 
home port
the port from which a ship originates of where it is registered
 
home range
the area in which an animal normally ranges
 
home
where you live at a particular time
 
hometown
the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence
 
Homyel
industrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk
 
Honduran capital
the capital and largest city of Honduras
 
honeymoon resort
a resort that caters to newlyweds
 
Hong Kong
formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers
 
Honiara
national capital of Solomon Islands
 
Honshu
the central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland
 
Hoosier State
a state in midwestern United States
 
horizon
a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
 
horse latitude
either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light-baffling winds
 
hot spot
a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
 
Hot Springs
a town in west central Arkansas; a health resort noted for thermal springs
 
Hot Springs National Park
a national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs; bathing is said to have therapeutic effects
 
Houghton
a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula
 
hour angle
the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
 
hour circle
a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles
 
House of Islam
areas where Muslims are in the majority
 
House of War
areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted
 
house
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
 
Houses of Parliament
the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet
 
housing development
a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management
 
housing estate
a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time
 
housing project
a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families
 
Houston
the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
 
Huainaputina
an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Peru; last erupted in 1783
 
hub
a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve
 
Hunan province
a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources
 
hunting ground
an area in which game is hunted
 
Huntington
a city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha
 
Huntsville
a city in northern Alabama; center for space research
 
Hyderabad
a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh
 
Hyderabad
a city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River
 
Ibadan
a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university
 
Iberia
an ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day Georgia
 
Iberian Peninsula
a peninsula in southwestern Europe
 
Iceland
a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle
 
Idaho Falls
a town in southeastern Idaho on the Snake River
 
Ile-de-France
a region of north central France including Paris and the area around it
 
Ile-St-Louis
island in Paris on the Seine
 
Ilium
an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
 
Illyria
an uncertain region on the east shore of the Adriatic where an ancient Indo-European people once lived
 
Independence
a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail
 
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations
 
Independent State of Samoa
a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
 
Indian reservation
a reservation set aside for the use of Indians
 
Indochinese peninsula
a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
 
Indonesian Borneo
the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo
 
industrial park
a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories
 
inner city
the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
 
Inner Hebrides
islands between the Outer Hebrides and the western coast of Scotland
 
Inner Mongolia
an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911
 
Innsbruck
city in southwestern Austria; known as a summer and winter resort
 
inside
the inner or enclosed surface of something
 
inside
the region that is inside of something
 
intergalactic space
the space between galaxies
 
Interlaken
a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland
 
International Date Line
an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
 
interplanetary space
the part of outer space within the solar system
 
interstellar space
the space between stars
 
Ionia
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
 
ionosphere
the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons
 
Iranian capital
the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran
 
Iraqi Kurdistan
the part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq
 
irredenta
a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another
 
isarithm
a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable
 
Ischia
a volcanic island (part of Campania) in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the north end of the Bay of Naples
 
Islamic Republic of Iran
a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
 
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
 
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
 
Islamic State of Afghanistan
a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south
 
island of Guernsey
a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey
 
island of Jersey
the largest of the Channel Islands
 
Islay
an island of western Scotland at the southern end of the Inner Hebrides
 
Isle of Man
one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
 
Isle of Skye
an island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery
 
Isle Royal National Park
a national park on an island in Michigan; includes prehistoric iron mines
 
Isles of Scilly
an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates
 
isobar
(meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
 
isochrone
an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time
 
isoclinal
an isogram connecting points of equal magnetic inclination
 
isogonal line
an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same
 
isohel
an isogram connecting points receiving equal amounts of sunshine
 
isotherm
(meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
 
Israel
an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC
 
Italian Peninsula
a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea
 
Italian region
Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes
 
Italian Republic
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
 
Ithaca
a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga
 
Ithaki
a Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king
 
itinerary
an established line of travel or access
 
Iwo Jima
the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan
 
Jackson
a town in south central Michigan
 
Jackson
a town in western Wyoming
 
Jackson
a town in western Tennessee
 
Jacksonville
Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida
 
Jalalabad
a town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul)
 
Jamaica
an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti
 
Jamaica
a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
 
Jamestown
a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
 
Jammu and Kashmir
an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
 
Japanese Archipelago
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
 
Java
an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
 
Jed'dah
port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca
 
Jerez de la Frontera
a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry
 
Jericho
a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land
 
Jersey City
a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)
 
Jinja
a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria
 
Joao Pessoa
a city in northeastern Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Recife
 
Johannesburg
city in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries
 
Johnson City
a town in northeastern Tennessee
 
Johore
sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
 
Jonesboro
a town in northeast Arkansas
 
Joppa
a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
 
Jubbulpore
an industrial city of central India to the southeast of Delhi
 
Judaea
the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ
 
Judah
an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center
 
jumping-off place
a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
 
jungle
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
 
junkyard
a field where junk is collected and stored for resale
 
jurisdiction
in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
 
justiciary
the jurisdiction of a justiciar
 
juxtaposition
a side-by-side position
 
Jylland
peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany
 
Kahoolawe Island
an island of south-central Hawaii
 
Kalaallit Nunaat
the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark
 
Kalahari Desert
a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana
 
Kalamazoo
a town in southwest Michigan
 
Kalimantan
3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago
 
Kaluga
a city of central Russia to the south of Moscow
 
Kamchatka Peninsula
a peninsula in eastern Siberia; between Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk
 
Kanara
a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast
 
Kandy
a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center
 
Kansas City
a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri
 
Kansas City
a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas
 
Karachi
the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan
 
Karelia
a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea
 
Karl-Marx-Stadt
a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing
 
Karnataka
state in southern India; formerly Mysore
 
Katar Peninsula
a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf
 
Katmai National Park
a national park in Alaska featuring mountains
 
Katowice
an industrial city of southern Poland
 
Katsina
a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people
 
Kauai Island
an island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu
 
Kaunas
a city in central Lithuania
 
Kazan
an industrial city in the European part of Russia
 
Kedah
sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
 
Kelantan
sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
 
Kenai Fjords National Park
a national park in Alaska having mountains and whale watching and ancient Indian copper mines
 
Kennedy International Airport
a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City
 
Kennelly-Heaviside layer
a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length
 
Kennewick
a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River
 
Kent
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
 
Kerbala
a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680
 
Key West
a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of Mexico
 
key
(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
 
Keystone State
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
 
Khabarovsk
an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia
 
Khabarovsk
a city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capital of Khabarovsk
 
khanate
the realm of a khan
 
Kharkov
a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine
 
Khios
an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece
 
Kikladhes
a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean
 
kill zone
an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
 
killing field
(usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)
 
Kimberley
city in central South Africa; center for diamond mining and diamond marketing
 
kingdom
a country with a king as head of state
 
Kingdom of Belgium
a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 
Kingdom of Bhutan
a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of India
 
Kingdom of Cambodia
a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946
 
Kingdom of Denmark
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
 
Kingdom of God
the spiritual domain over which God is sovereign
 
Kingdom of Lesotho
a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
 
Kingdom of Morocco
a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
 
Kingdom of Nepal
a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China
 
Kingdom of Norway
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy
 
Kingdom of Spain
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
 
Kingdom of Swaziland
a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968
 
Kingdom of Sweden
a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
 
Kingdom of Thailand
a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula
 
Kingdom of The Netherlands
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
 
Kingdom of Tonga
a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
 
kingdom
the domain ruled by a king or queen
 
Kings Canyon National Park
a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers
 
Kingston
a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River
 
Kingston
a town on the Hudson River in New York
 
Kingston-upon Hull
a large fishing port in northeastern England
 
Kingstown
the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent
 
Kirkuk
a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean
 
Kisumu
a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center
 
Kitakyushu
a Japanese city on northern Kyushu
 
Klaipeda
a city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea; formerly an important trading town of the Hanseatic League
 
Klamath Falls
a town in southern Oregon near the California border
 
Klondike
a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910
 
Klyuchevskaya
an inactive volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula; last erupted in 1946
 
Knoxville
a city in eastern Tennessee on the Tennessee River
 
Kobe
a port city in Japan on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu; was damaged by an earthquake in 1995
 
Kobuk Valley National Park
a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites
 
Kola Peninsula
a peninsula in northwestern Russia projecting eastward between the Barents Sea and the White Sea
 
Kolonia
capital of Micronesia
 
Kordofan
a mountainous province of central Sudan
 
Korinthos
the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
 
Kosovo
a Serbian province in southern Serbia and Montenegro populated predominantly by Albanians
 
kraal
a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
 
Krakatau
a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history
 
Krakau
an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula
 
Kriti
the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
 
Kuala Lumpur
the largest city and former capital of Malaysia until 2005
 
Kumasi
a city in southern Ghana
 
Kurdistan
an extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus
 
Kursk
a city of southwestern Russia
 
Kwajalein
an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II
 
Kwangju
city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War
 
KwaZulu-Natal
a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean
 
Kyoto
a city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan
 
Kyrgyz Republic
a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
 
Kyushu
the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields
 
Kyzyl Kum
a desert in Uzbekistan to the southeast of the Aral Sea
 
La Crosse
a town in western Wisconsin on the Mississippi River
 
La Spezia
a port city in Liguria on an arm of the Ligurian Sea; a major seaport and year-round resort
 
laboratory
a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
 
Labrador
the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
 
Laconia
an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta
 
Lafayette
a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River
 
Lafayette
a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians
 
Lagos
chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria
 
Lahore
city in northeast Pakistan
 
Lake Clark National Park
a national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athapaskan archeological sites
 
Lake District
a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain
 
Lanai Island
an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area
 
Lancashire
a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles
 
Lancaster
a city in northwestern England
 
Lanchow
the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River
 
Land of Enchantment
a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border
 
Land of Lincoln
a midwestern state in north-central United States
 
Land of Opportunity
a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
 
land site
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
 
Lander
a town in central Wyoming
 
landmark
the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
 
landscape
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
 
Languedoc-Roussillon
a region in south central France; named after the medieval dialect of French that was spoken there
 
Lao People's Democratic Republic
a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949
 
Laotian capital
the capital and largest city of Laos
 
Lappland
a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps
 
Laramie
a university town in southeast Wyoming
 
Laredo
a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
 
Las Cruces
a town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande
 
Las Vegas
largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for entertainment and gambling and general excess
 
Lascar
a volcano in the Andes in Chile
 
Lassen Volcanic National Park
a national park in California having mountains and volcanic lakes and hot springs
 
Last Frontier
a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
 
Lateran
the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace
 
Latin America
the parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken
 
Latin Quarter
the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life
 
latitude
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
 
latitude
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
 
Latium
an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea
 
launching site
a place for launching pads
 
Laurentian Highlands
a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean
 
Lausanne
a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center
 
lawn
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
 
Lawrence
a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856
 
Lawton
a town in southwest Oklahoma
 
layer
a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
 
Le Havre
a port city in northern France on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine
 
lead
(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
 
Lebanese Republic
an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
 
lee
the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
 
Leeds
a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry
 
Leeward Islands
a group of islands in the eastern West Indies
 
left
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
 
left stage
the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience
 
Leicester
an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
 
Leicestershire
a largely agricultural county in central England
 
Leipzig
a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center
 
Lentia
city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center
 
Leo the Lion
the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
 
Leon
a city in central Mexico
 
Leon
a city in northwestern Spain at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains
 
Leon
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
 
Leopoldville
the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville
 
Lesser Antilles
a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies
 
Lesser Sunda Islands
a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the east of Java; includes Bali and Timor
 
Levant
the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel
 
Lewiston
a town in northwestern Idaho
 
Lewiston
a town in southwestern Maine to the north of Portland
 
Lexington
town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
 
Lexington
a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses
 
Leyden
a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620
 
Libra the Balance
the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
 
Libyan Desert
the northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan
 
lie
position or manner in which something is situated
 
Liege
city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium
 
Liepaja
a city of southwestern Latvia on the Baltic Sea
 
light
an illuminated area
 
Liguria
region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea
 
Lille
an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders
 
limb
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
 
Limeira
a city of southeastern Brazil (northwest of Sao Paulo)
 
Limerick
port city in southwestern Ireland
 
limit
as far as something can go
 
Limnos
a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties
 
Limousin
a region of central France to the west of the Auvergne mountains
 
Lincolnshire
an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea
 
Lindesnes
a cape at the southern tip of Norway
 
line
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
 
line
in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
 
line
a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
 
line of battle
a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack
 
Line of Control
a 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan
 
line of fire
the path of a missile discharged from a firearm
 
line of flight
the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air
 
line of longitude
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
 
line of march
the route along which a column advances
 
line of scrimmage
line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football
 
line of sight
an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks
 
lineation
the line that appears to bound an object
 
litoral
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
 
Little Rhody
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
 
Liverpool
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
 
Livonia
a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia
 
Ljubljana
the capital of Slovenia
 
loading area
a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded
 
Lobito
a seaport on the Atlantic coast of Angola
 
locale
the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
 
locality
a surrounding or nearby region
 
locus
the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
 
locus of infection
the specific site in the body where an infection originates
 
Lodz
a large city of central Poland
 
Lofoten
a string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea
 
Logrono
a city in northern Spain on the Ebro River
 
Lombard Street
a street in central London containing many of the major London banks
 
Lombardia
a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland
 
Lone-Star State
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
 
Long Beach
a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921
 
Long Island
an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end
 
longitude
the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
 
lookout
an elevated post affording a wide view
 
Los Alamos
a town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were produced
 
lot
a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
 
Lothian Region
a district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh
 
Lothringen
an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits
 
Louisiana Purchase
territory in the western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada
 
Louisville
the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
 
Low Countries
the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands
 
low-water mark
a line marking the lowest level reached
 
Lower Egypt
one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile delta
 
lower limit
the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something
 
Lower Saxony
a state in northwestern Germany
 
Lowlands of Scotland
the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous
 
loxodrome
a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction
 
Lubavitch
a town in Belarus that was the center of the Chabad movement for a brief period during the 19th century
 
Lubbock
a city in northwest Texas to the south of Amarillo
 
Lubeck
a city in northwestern Germany and an important Baltic port; a leading member of the Hanseatic League
 
Lublin
an industrial city of eastern Poland
 
Lucknow
a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were besieged by Indian insurgents
 
Lufkin
a town in eastern Texas
 
Luluabourg
a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg
 
lunar latitude
an imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator
 
Lund
a city in southern Sweden
 
Luoyang
a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties
 
lurking place
a place suitable for lurking
 
Lusitania
ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain
 
Luta
an industrial conurbation in northeastern China on the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula; it now includes the cities of Dalian and Lushun
 
Luzon
the main island of the Philippines
 
Lycia
an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor
 
Lydia
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
 
Lynchburg
a city in central Virginia
 
Lyonnais
a former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes
 
Lyons
a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
 
Maarianhamina
a town that is the chief port of the Aland islands
 
Macau
a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999
 
Macedonia
landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
 
Machu Picchu
Inca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century
 
Macon
a city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta
 
Madagascar
an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world
 
Madeira
an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands
 
Madeira Islands
a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal
 
magnetic meridian
an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth
 
magnetic pole
either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical
 
Magnolia State
a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
 
Maharashtra
a state in west-central India
 
Mahgrib
the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia
 
mailing address
the address where a person or organization can be communicated with
 
Main Street
any small town (or the people who inhabit it); generally used to represent parochialism and materialism (after a novel by Sinclair Lewis)
 
Majorca
the largest of the Balearic Islands
 
Makedonija
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
 
Malabo
the capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea
 
Malacca
the third smallest Malaysian state; located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula
 
Malaga
a port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean
 
Malay Archipelago
a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia
 
Malay Peninsula
a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar
 
Malaysian state
one of the several states constituting Malaysia
 
Maldive Islands
a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean
 
Male
the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
 
Malmo
a port in southern Sweden
 
Malta
a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea
 
Mammoth Cave National Park
a national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an underground river
 
Manchester
a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England
 
Manchester
largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
 
Manchuria
a region in northeastern China
 
Mandalay
a city in central Myanmar to the north of Rangoon
 
mandate
a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves
 
Manhattan
one of the five boroughs of New York City
 
Manhattan Island
an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located
 
Manipur
state in northeastern India
 
Manitoba
one of the three prairie provinces in central Canada
 
Mankato
a town in southern Minnesota
 
Mannheim
a city in southwestern Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers
 
Mansfield
a town in north central Ohio
 
Maracaibo
a port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center
 
Maracay
a city in north central Venezuela; cattle center
 
Marches
a region in central Italy
 
Mariana Islands
a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521
 
market cross
a cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town where public business is often conducted
 
market town
a (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times
 
Marquesas Islands
a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia
 
Marquette
a town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan
 
Marrakesh
a city in western Morocco; tourist center
 
Marseilles
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
 
Marshall Islands
a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
 
Marston Moor
a former moor in northern England
 
Martha's Vineyard
an island summer resort off of Cape Cod
 
Martinique
an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France
 
Maryland
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
 
Mashhad
the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran
 
Mashriq
Arabic name for the Middle East
 
Mason and Dixon's line
the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War
 
Mason City
a town in north central Iowa
 
Massachusetts
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
 
Massachusetts Bay Colony
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
 
Massawa
a port town in Eritrea on an inlet of the Red Sea
 
Matamoros
a city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio Grande
 
Maui Island
the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands
 
Mauna Kea
an active volcano on north central Hawaii Island; highest peak in the Hawaiian Islands
 
Mauna Loa
an active volcano on south central Hawaii Island
 
Mauritius
an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean
 
Mawlamyine
a port city of southern Myanmar on the Gulf of Martaban
 
maximum
the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
 
Mayenne
a department of northwestern France in the Pays de la Loire region
 
Mazar-i-Sharif
a city in northern Afghanistan
 
Mazatlan
a port city in western Mexico on the Pacific Ocean; tourist center
 
Mbeya
a city in southwestern Tanzania
 
McAlester
a town in southeastern Oklahoma
 
McAllen
a town in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
 
mecca
a place that attracts many visitors
 
Mecca
joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam
 
Medan
a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra
 
Medellin
city in western Colombia; important coffee center
 
Medford
a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort
 
Medford
town in northeastern Massachusetts; residential suburb of Boston
 
medical center
the part of a city where medical facilities are centered
 
medina
the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
 
medium
the surrounding environment
 
megalopolis
a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)
 
Melanesia
the islands in the southwestern part of Oceania
 
Melbourne
the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center
 
Melbourne
a resort town in east central Florida
 
melting pot
an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
 
Memphis
an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)
 
Memphis
largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
 
Merida
the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan
 
Meridian
a town in eastern Mississippi
 
Mesa
a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix
 
Mesa Verde National Park
a national park in Colorado containing prehistoric cliff dwellings; semiarid landscape
 
Mesoamerica
Mexico and Central America
 
Mesopotamia
the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
 
Messina
a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina
 
meteorological observation post
one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded
 
Mexicali
a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border
 
Miami
a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro
 
Miami Beach
a city in southeastern Florida on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable resort hotels
 
Micronesia
the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania
 
Mid-Atlantic states
a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland
 
midair
some point in the air; above ground level
 
Middle East
the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
 
midfield
(sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)
 
Midi
the southern part of France
 
Midi-Pyrenees
a region in southwestern France
 
midland
the interior part of a country
 
Midland
a town in west central Texas
 
midst
the location of something surrounded by other things
 
midway
the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
 
Midway Islands
an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base
 
midwestern United States
the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
 
Milano
the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
 
military position
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
 
Milwaukee
largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan; a flourishing agricultural center known for its breweries
 
Mindanao
the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic
 
Mindoro
a mountainous island in the central Philippines
 
mine field
a tract of land containing explosive mines
 
minefield
a region in which explosives mines have been placed
 
minimum
the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right
 
Minneapolis
largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities
 
Missoula
a university town in western Montana
 
Mobile
a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay
 
Mohave Desert
a desert area in southern California and western Arizona
 
Moline
a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River
 
Molise
a region of south central Italy
 
Molokai Island
an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu)
 
Molotov
a city in the European part of Russia
 
Mombasa
a port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean
 
Monaco-Ville
the capital of Monaco
 
Mongolia
a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia
 
Mongolian People's Republic
a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia
 
Monroe
a town of southeast Michigan on Lake Erie
 
Monroe
a town in north central Louisiana
 
Monte Carlo
a town and popular resort in the principality of Monaco; famous for its gambling casino
 
Montego Bay
port and resort city in northwestern Jamaica
 
Montenegro
a former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
 
Monterey
a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay
 
Monterrey
an industrial city in northeastern Mexico
 
Montmartre
the highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists
 
Montreal
a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world
 
Montserrat
a volcanic island in the Caribbean; in the West Indies
 
monument
an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
 
Moravia
a region in the central and eastern part of the Czech Republic; it lies to the east of Bohemia and to the west of the Carpathians
 
Morgan City
a town in southeast Louisiana to the south of Baton Rouge
 
Morgantown
a city in northern West Virginia on the Monongahela river near the Pennsylvania border; site of the University of West Virginia
 
Moron
a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires
 
Morristown
a town in northern New Jersey where the Continental Army spent two winters
 
Mosul
a city in northern Iraq on the Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh
 
Motor City
the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
 
Mount Asama
a volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet)
 
Mount Athos
an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century
 
Mount Etna
an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet)
 
Mount Pinatubo
a volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy
 
Mount Rainier National Park
a national park in Washington having mountain terrain featuring glaciers and alpine lakes and streams and swamps
 
Mount Rushmore State
a state in north central United States
 
Mount Saint Helens
an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity
 
Mount Vernon
the former residence of George Washington in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river
 
Mount Vesuvius
a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944
 
Mountain State
a state in east central United States
 
mud flat
a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide
 
Muenchen
the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany
 
Mull
an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides
 
Mumbai
a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
 
Muncie
a town in east central Indiana
 
municipality
an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
 
Murmansk
a port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula; the largest city to the north of the Arctic Circle; an important supply line to Russia in World War I and World War II
 
Muscovy
a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital
 
Muskogee
a town in eastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas River
 
Mwanza
a city in northern Tanzania on Lake Victoria
 
Mycenae
an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization during the late Bronze Age
 
Mysore
a city in southern India to the southwest of Bangalore
 
Mytilene
an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry
 
Nablus
an ancient city in the West Bank to the north of Jerusalem; the home of Jacob in biblical times
 
nadir
the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
 
Nag Hammadi
a town in Upper Egypt
 
Nagano
a city in central Honshu to the northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine
 
Nagasaki
a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb
 
Nagoya
an industrial city in southern Honshu
 
Naha City
the chief city in the Ryukyu Islands
 
Nakuru
a city in western Kenya; commercial center of an agricultural region
 
Nalchik
a city in southwestern Russia in a valley of the Caucasus Mountains; an industrial center and health resort
 
Namib Desert
a desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean
 
Nampa
a town in southwestern Idaho
 
Namur
a city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
 
Nan-chang
a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang
 
Nan-ning
an industrial city in southern China
 
Nanaimo
a town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island to the west of Vancouver
 
Nancy
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
 
Nanking
a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s
 
Nantes
a port city in western France on the Loire estuary
 
Nantucket
an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry
 
Napoli
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
 
narco-state
an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent
 
Naseby
a village in western Northamptonshire
 
Natal
a port city in northeastern Brazil
 
Natchez
a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River
 
national capital
the capital city of a nation
 
national park
a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property
 
Nationalist China
a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong
 
navel
the center point or middle of something
 
Nazareth
a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary
 
Negara Brunei Darussalam
a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984
 
Negeri Sembilan
one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia; located on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia
 
Negev Desert
a desert in southern Israel
 
neighborhood
an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)
 
Nejd
a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
 
Nemea
a valley in southeastern Greece where the Nemean Games were held
 
nerve center
a center that provides information and control
 
nest
a cosy or secluded retreat
 
nesting place
a place suitable for nesting
 
Netherlands Antilles
a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just to the north of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands
 
Nevado de Colima
an active volcano in southwestern Mexico
 
Never-Never
the remote outback of Australia; unpopulated desert country
 
Nevis
one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
 
New Amsterdam
a settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York
 
New Britain
the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea
 
New Brunswick
a province in southeastern Canada
 
New Brunswick
a university town in central New Jersey
 
New Caledonia
an island to the to the east of Australia and to the north of New Zealand
 
New Delhi
a city in north central India
 
New England
a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
 
New Forest
an area of woods and heathland in southern Hampshire that was set aside by William I as Crown property in 1079; originally a royal hunting ground but now administered as parkland; noted for its ponies
 
New Guinea
a Pacific island to the north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; the western part is governed by Indonesia and the eastern part is Papua New Guinea
 
New Hampshire
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
 
New Haven
a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University
 
New Ireland
an island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea
 
New Jersey
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
 
New London
a town in southeastern Connecticut near Long Island Sound; an important whaling center in the 19th century
 
New Netherland
a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664
 
New Orleans
a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year
 
New Siberian Islands
a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the east of the Laptev Sea
 
New South Wales
an Australian state in southeastern Australia
 
new town
a planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing and education and commerce and recreation
 
New World
the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
 
New York
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
 
New York State
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
 
New York State Barge Canal
a system of canals crossing New York State and connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and Lake Champlain
 
New Zealand
an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery
 
New Zealand Islands
North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific
 
Newark
the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey
 
Newburgh
a town on the Hudson River in New York; in 1782 and 1783 it was George Washington's headquarters
 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression `carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary)
 
Newfoundland
an island in the north Atlantic
 
Newfoundland and Labrador
a Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland and on the mainland along the coast of the Labrador Sea; became Canada's 10th province in 1949
 
Newport
a port city in southeastern Wales
 
Newport
a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center
 
Newport News
a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards
 
Niagara Falls
a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort
 
Nicaea
an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325
 
Nice
a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
 
Nihau Island
the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai)
 
Nijmegen
an industrial city in the eastern Netherlands
 
Nilgiri Hills
hills in southern India
 
Nineveh
an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq
 
Nippon
a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
 
Nizhnyi Novgorod
an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky
 
no man's land
an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies
 
no-go area
an area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbidden
 
no-parking zone
a space where automobiles are not allowed to park
 
Nob Hill
a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco
 
node
(astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
 
node
(physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
 
Nogales
a town in northern Mexico on the border of Arizona
 
Nogales
a town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico
 
nombril
the center point on a shield
 
Nome
a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
 
nook
a sheltered and secluded place
 
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
a region in northeastern France
 
Norfolk
port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
 
Norfolk Island
an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal colony
 
Normandie
a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
 
north
a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
 
North
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
 
North Africa
an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea
 
North American country
any country on the North American continent
 
North Borneo
one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia; located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo
 
North Carolina
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
 
North Cascades National Park
a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites
 
north celestial pole
the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris
 
North Frigid Zone
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
 
North Island
the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait
 
North Platte
a town in west central Nebraska on the Platte River
 
North Pole
the northernmost point of the Earth's axis
 
north side
the side that is on the north
 
North Star State
a midwestern state
 
North Temperate Zone
Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer
 
North Vietnam
a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed at the end of the Vietnam War
 
North Yorkshire
a county in northern England
 
north-south direction
in a direction parallel with lines of longitude
 
Northampton
the principal city of Northamptonshire
 
Northamptonshire
a county is central England
 
northeast
a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city
 
northeastern United States
the northeastern region of the United States
 
northern Europe
the northernmost countries of Europe
 
northern hemisphere
the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator
 
Northern Ireland
a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland
 
Northern Mariana Islands
a self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam
 
Northern Territory
a territory in north central Australia
 
northland
any region lying in or toward the north
 
Northumberland
the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
 
Northumbria
an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876
 
northwest
a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city
 
Northwest Passage
a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America; Europeans since the 16th century had searched for a short route to the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen (1903-1906)
 
Northwest Territories
a large territory in northwestern Canada; part is now Nunavut
 
northwestern United States
the northwestern region of the United States
 
Nouakchott
capital of Mauritania; located in western Mauritania near the Atlantic coast
 
Nova Lisboa
a city in the mountains in western Angola
 
Nova Scotia
the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as Cajuns
 
Nova Scotia
a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River
 
Novaya Zemlya
two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site of a test center for nuclear warheads
 
Novgorod
a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River; Russia's oldest city and an important trading center in the Middle Ages
 
Novosibirsk
a city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river; largest city in Siberia
 
Nubia
an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser
 
Nubian Desert
an arid sandstone plateau in northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea
 
Nullarbor Plain
a vast arid plain of southern Australia stretching inland from the Great Australian Bight; has sparse vegetation and no surface water and is almost uninhabited; the site of a major rocket research center
 
Numidia
an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria
 
Nunavut
an Arctic territory in northern Canada created in 1999 and governed solely by the Inuit; includes the eastern part of what was the Northwest Territories and most of the islands of the Arctic Archipelago
 
Nuremberg
a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46)
 
Nyala
city in Sudan
 
Nyamuragira
an active volcano in eastern Congo
 
Nyiragongo
an active volcano in eastern Congo
 
Oahu Island
an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state
 
Oakland
a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center
 
oasis
a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
 
Oaxaca de Juarez
a city of southeastern Mexico
 
observer's meridian
a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith
 
Occident
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
 
Oceanica
a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
 
Odessa
a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea
 
Odessa
a city in western Texas
 
off-Broadway
low-budget theaters located outside the Broadway area in Manhattan
 
Ogden
a town in northern Utah settled by Mormons
 
oilfield
a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells)
 
Okinawa
the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands
 
old country
the country of origin of an immigrant
 
Old Dominion State
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
 
Old Line State
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
 
Old North State
a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
 
Old South
the South of the United States before the American Civil War
 
Old World
the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
 
Olympia
a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games
 
Olympic National Park
a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens
 
Omaha
largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest
 
Omdurman
a city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum
 
Omiya
a city of east central Honshu; a suburb of Tokyo
 
Omsk
a city in the Asian part of Russia
 
Ontario
a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada
 
open
where the air is unconfined
 
Oporto
port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine
 
Oran
a port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city
 
Orange Free State
a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997
 
Orient
the countries of Asia
 
Orissa
state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal
 
Orizaba
a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort
 
Orkney Islands
an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland
 
Orlando
a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World
 
Orleanais
a former province of north central France; centered around Orleans
 
Orleans
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
 
Orly
a southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris
 
Orono
a university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River to the north of Bangor
 
orphan site
a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup
 
Orumiyeh
a city on the western side of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran
 
Osaka
port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan
 
Osasco
a city in southeastern Brazil; suburb of Sao Paulo
 
Ostrava
an industrial city in northwestern Czech Republic in the Moravian lowlands; located in the coal mining area of Silesia
 
Ottumwa
a town in southeast Iowa
 
Oujda
a city in northeastern Morocco near the Algerian border
 
out of bounds
a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
 
outback
the bush country of the interior of Australia
 
Outer Hebrides
a 130-mile long archipelago to the northwest of Scotland
 
outer space
any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
 
outport
a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade)
 
outpost
a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
 
outskirts
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
 
overlook
a high place affording a good view
 
Oviedo
a city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains
 
Owensboro
a town in northwestern Kentucky on the Ohio River; a tobacco market
 
Oxford
a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner
 
Oxford
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
 
Pacific Northwest
a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia
 
paddy
an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
 
Paducah
a town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River
 
Pahang
sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
 
Painted Desert
a desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona
 
Palatinate
a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine
 
palatinate
a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine
 
Palatine
the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
 
Palau Islands
a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean
 
Palermo
the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years
 
Palestine
a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
 
Pall Mall
a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs
 
Palm Beach
a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coast
 
Palmetto State
a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
 
Palo Alto
a university town in California
 
pampas
the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina
 
Panama Canal Zone
a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal
 
Panama City
a resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida
 
Panamanian capital
the capital and largest city of Panama
 
Pango Pango
a port in American Samoa
 
panhandle
a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
 
Papal States
the temporal dominions belonging to the pope (especially in central Italy)
 
Papeete
the capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti
 
paper round
the route taken when delivering newspapers every day
 
Papua
the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea
 
parade ground
an area for holding parades
 
parcel
an extended area of land
 
Paris
a town in northeastern Texas
 
parish
the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
 
Park Avenue
a fashionable residential street in New York City
 
park
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
 
Parkersburg
a city in northwestern West Virginia on the Ohio river
 
parking space
a space where an automobile can be parked
 
part
the extended spatial location of something
 
Parthia
an ancient kingdom in Asia to the southeast of the Caspian Sea; it dominated southwestern Asia from about 250 BC to AD 226
 
parts
the local environment
 
Pasadena
a city in southwestern California to the east of Los Angeles
 
Passero Cape
a cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily
 
Patagonia
region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic
 
Patagonian Desert
a semiarid region in southern South America
 
Patavium
a city in Veneto
 
patch
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
 
Paterson
a city of northeastern New Jersey
 
Patras
a port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages
 
patriarchate
the jurisdiction of a patriarch
 
Paumotu Archipelago
a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia
 
Pays de la Loire
an agricultural region of western France on the Bay of Biscay
 
Peace Garden State
a state of north central United States bordering on Canada
 
Pearl Harbor
a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941
 
Pelican State
a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
 
Peloponnesian Peninsula
the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC
 
Penang
the second smallest Malaysian state; located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia
 
penetralium
the innermost parts
 
Peninsular Malaysia
the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula; shares a land border with Thailand to the north
 
Pennine Chain
a system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers
 
Pennsylvania
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
 
Pensacola
a town in extreme northwest Florida
 
People's Republic of Bangladesh
a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
 
People's Republic of China
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
 
Peoria
a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River
 
Perak
sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
 
perch
an elevated place serving as a seat
 
Pergamum
an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here
 
periapsis
(astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited
 
perigee
periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth
 
perihelion
periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun
 
perijove
periapsis in orbit around Jupiter
 
perilune
periapsis in orbit around the moon
 
Perlis
the smallest Malaysian state; located at the northern part of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
 
Pernambuco
a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic
 
Persepolis
an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
 
Persian Empire
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
 
Perth
the state capital of Western Australia
 
Peshawar
city in northern Pakistan at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass
 
pesthole
a breeding ground for epidemic disease
 
Petersburg
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
 
Petrified Forest National Park
a national park in Arizona having the world's largest collection of petrified coniferous trees
 
Philippi
a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity
 
Philippine Islands
an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands
 
Philippopolis
an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region
 
Philistia
an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times
 
Phoenicia
an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean
 
Phrygia
an ancient country in western and central Asia Minor
 
piazza
a public square with room for pedestrians
 
Picardie
a region of northern France on the English Channel
 
picnic area
a tract of land set aside for picnicking
 
Pico de Orizaba
an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet)
 
Piedmont
the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
 
Piemonte
the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley
 
Pilsen
a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated
 
Pine Bluff
a town in southeast central Arkansas on the Arkansas River
 
Pine Tree State
a state in New England
 
pinnacle
a lofty peak
 
Pinsk
a city of southwestern Belarus
 
Pisa
a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower
 
Pisces the Fishes
the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
 
pitch
a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
 
pitch
a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
 
Pittsburgh
a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
 
Pittsburgh of the South
the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
 
Pittsfield
a town in western Massachusetts
 
place
a general vicinity
 
place
the particular portion of space occupied by something
 
place
any area set aside for a particular purpose
 
place
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
 
place
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
 
plane section
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
 
planned community
a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents
 
Plano
a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
 
Plataea
a former town in Boeotia; site of a battle between the Greeks and Persians in 479 BC
 
Platt National Park
a national park in Oklahoma having mineral springs
 
playground
an area where many people go for recreation
 
pleasance
a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion
 
Pleasant Island
a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the Gilbert Islands
 
Plimsoll line
waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
 
Plymouth
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
 
Plymouth Colony
colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691
 
Plymouth Rock
a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower
 
PO box number
the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected
 
Pocatello
a university town in southeastern Idaho
 
pocket borough
a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family
 
point
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
 
point of entry
a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise
 
point source
a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted
 
Poitou-Charentes
a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay
 
polar circle
a line of latitude at the north or south poles
 
pole
one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
 
pole position
the most favorable position at the start of a race
 
police precinct
a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force
 
polling place
a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election
 
polls
the place where people vote
 
Polynesia
the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
 
Pompeii
ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
 
Pontus
an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire
 
pool
something resembling a pool of liquid
 
Poplar Bluff
a town in southeast Missouri
 
populated area
a geographical area constituting a city or town
 
port
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
 
Port Arthur
a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda
 
Port Louis
capital and chief port of Mauritius; located on the northwestern coast of the island
 
port of call
any port where a ship stops except its home port
 
Port Sudan
port city in Sudan on the Red Sea
 
Portland
largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state
 
Portland
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
 
Portsmouth
a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
 
Portsmouth
a port town in southeastern New Hampshire on the Atlantic Ocean
 
Portsmouth
a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base
 
Portuguese Republic
a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
 
position
the appropriate or customary location
 
possession
a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
 
post
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
 
Potomac
term sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C.
 
Potsdam
a city in northeastern Germany; site of the Potsdam Conference in the summer of 1945
 
potter's field
a cemetery for unknown or indigent people
 
prairie
a treeless grassy plain
 
precinct
a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
 
prefecture
the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
 
premises
land and the buildings on it
 
Prescott
a town in central Arizona
 
preserve
a reservation where animals are protected
 
pressure point
any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point
 
Preussen
a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
 
pride of place
the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place
 
prime meridian
meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England)
 
Prince Edward Island
an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada
 
princedom
territory ruled by a prince
 
Princeton
a university town in central New Jersey
 
Principality of Andorra
a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France
 
Principality of Liechtenstein
a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland
 
Principality of Monaco
a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera
 
Principe
an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe
 
profile
a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
 
profile
an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)
 
Promised Land
an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
 
property line
the boundary line between two pieces of property
 
Provence
a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur
 
province
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
 
provincial capital
the capital city of a province
 
Provo
a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons
 
proximity
the region close around a person or thing
 
public square
an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
 
pueblo
a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States
 
Pueblo
a city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs
 
Puerto Rico
the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean
 
Puglia
a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic
 
Punjab
a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan
 
Punta Arenas
a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world
 
Purace
an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia; last erupted in 1950
 
Pusan
a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city
 
Qandahar
a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center
 
qibla
the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers
 
quadrant
the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
 
quadrant
any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
 
quadrant
a quarter of the circumference of a circle
 
Quai d'Orsay
the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries
 
quarter
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
 
Quebec
the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British
 
Quebec City
the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
 
Queen City
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
 
Queen Maud Land
a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway
 
Queens
a borough of New York City
 
Queensland
a state in northeastern Australia
 
Quezon City
city on Luzon adjoining Manila
 
Quintana Roo
a Mexican state on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula
 
Qum
a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims
 
RA
(astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere
 
rabbit warren
an overcrowded residential area
 
Racine
a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan to the south of Milwaukee
 
radius
a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius
 
rain shadow
an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it
 
range
a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
 
range
the limits within which something can be effective
 
Rangoon
the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta
 
Rapid City
a town in southwestern South Dakota in the eastern part of the Black Hills
 
Rawalpindi
an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capital of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built
 
Reading
a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
 
rearward
direction toward the rear
 
red line
a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink
 
red-light district
a district with many brothels
 
Redding
a town in north central California on the Sacramento River
 
Redonda
an island in Antigua and Barbuda
 
Redwood National Park
a national park in California featuring a redwood forest and Pacific Ocean coastline
 
refuge
a safe place
 
Reggane
a town in central Algeria
 
Regina
the provincial capital of Saskatchewan
 
region
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
 
rendezvous
a place where people meet
 
Reno
a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
 
Republic of Albania
a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula
 
Republic of Angola
a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
 
Republic of Armenia
a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors
 
Republic of Austria
a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
 
Republic of Belarus
a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
 
Republic of Benin
a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
 
Republic of Bolivia
a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain
 
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
 
Republic of Botswana
a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
 
Republic of Bulgaria
a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
 
Republic of Burundi
a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika
 
Republic of Cameroon
a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
 
Republic of Cape Verde
an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal
 
Republic of Chad
a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
 
Republic of Chile
a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
 
Republic of Colombia
a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language
 
Republic of Costa Rica
a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America
 
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa
 
Republic of Croatia
a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
 
Republic of Cuba
a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
 
Republic of Cyprus
a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin
 
Republic of Djibouti
a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997
 
Republic of Ecuador
a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
 
Republic of El Salvador
a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America
 
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968
 
Republic of Estonia
a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
 
Republic of Fiji
an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
 
Republic of Finland
republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917
 
Republic of Ghana
a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea
 
Republic of Guatemala
a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable
 
Republic of Guinea
a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
 
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974
 
Republic of Haiti
a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
 
Republic of Honduras
a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture
 
Republic of Hungary
a republic in central Europe
 
Republic of Iceland
an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
 
Republic of India
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
 
Republic of Indonesia
a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
 
Republic of Iraq
a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
 
Republic of Ireland
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
 
Republic of Kazakhstan
a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
 
Republic of Kenya
a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya
 
Republic of Kiribati
an island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equator
 
Republic of Korea
a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
 
Republic of Latvia
a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea
 
Republic of Liberia
a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves
 
Republic of Lithuania
a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
 
Republic of Madagascar
a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
 
Republic of Malawi
a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
 
Republic of Maldives
a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
 
Republic of Mali
a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years
 
Republic of Malta
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
 
Republic of Mauritius
a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius
 
Republic of Moldova
a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991
 
Republic of Mozambique
a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975
 
Republic of Namibia
a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa
 
Republic of Nauru
an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy
 
Republic of Nicaragua
a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821
 
Republic of Niger
a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert
 
Republic of Palau
a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States
 
Republic of Panama
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
 
Republic of Paraguay
a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811
 
Republic of Peru
a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
 
Republic of Poland
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
 
Republic of San Marino
the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy
 
Republic of Senegal
a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960
 
Republic of Seychelles
a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976
 
Republic of Sierra Leone
a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961
 
Republic of Singapore
a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965
 
Republic of Slovenia
a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991
 
Republic of South Africa
a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)
 
Republic of Suriname
a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975
 
Republic of Tajikistan
a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
 
Republic of the Congo
a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960
 
Republic of The Gambia
a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa
 
Republic of the Marshall Islands
a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands
 
Republic of the Philippines
a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
 
Republic of the Sudan
a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
 
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
 
Republic of Tunisia
a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956
 
Republic of Turkey
a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
 
Republic of Uganda
a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
 
Republic of Uzbekistan
a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
 
Republic of Vanuatu
a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980
 
Republic of Venezuela
a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
 
Republic of Yemen
a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990
 
Republic of Zambia
a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the commonwealth in 1964
 
Republic of Zimbabwe
a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
 
reservation
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
 
Resht
city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea
 
restriction site
the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA
 
retention basin
a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream
 
retirement community
a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life
 
retreat
a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
 
Rheims
a city in northeastern France to the east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II
 
Rhineland
a picturesque region of Germany around the Rhine river
 
Rhode Island
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
 
Rhone-Alpes
a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers
 
rifle range
the distance that a rifle bullet will carry
 
right
location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
 
Right Bank
the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine
 
right stage
the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience
 
Rio de Janeiro
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
 
Riverside
a city in southern California
 
Riviera
a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France
 
roads
a partly sheltered anchorage
 
Roanoke
a city in southwestern Virginia
 
Rochester
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
 
Rochester
a town in southeast Minnesota
 
rock bottom
the absolute bottom
 
Rock Island
a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the American Civil War
 
Rock of Gibraltar
location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
 
Rock Springs
a town of southwest Wyoming near the Utah border
 
Rockford
a city in northern Illinois
 
Rocky Mountain National Park
a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests
 
Rodhos
a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes
 
Roman Empire
an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome
 
Roman Republic
the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar
 
rooftop
the top of a (usually flat) roof
 
rookery
a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
 
Rosario
a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina
 
Roseau
the capital and largest city of Dominica
 
Rostock
a city in northeastern Germany near the Baltic sea; an important member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
 
Rostov na Donu
a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia
 
Roswell
a town in southeast New Mexico
 
rotten borough
an English parliamentary constituency with few electors
 
Rotterdam
the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea
 
rough
the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
 
Roumania
a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea
 
Rubicon
the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war
 
Ruhr Valley
a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany
 
Rus
the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
 
Russia
a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917
 
Russian Federation
a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
 
Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia
 
Rustbelt
urban areas in New England and Midwest characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles)
 
Rutland
a town in central Vermont
 
Rwandese Republic
a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
 
Ryukyu Islands
a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific to the to the southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972)
 
Saba
a island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano
 
Sachsen
an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
 
Safaqis
the second largest city in Tunisia; located in eastern Tunisia near a phosphate region
 
safari park
an area of parkland where wild animals are kept and can be viewed by visitors driving through
 
Saginaw
a town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
 
Sagittarius the Archer
the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21
 
Sahara Desert
the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
 
Saint Augustine
a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States
 
Saint Christopher
the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis
 
Saint Cloud
a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries
 
Saint Eustatius
an island in the Netherlands Antilles
 
Saint John
a port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick
 
Saint John's
a port and provincial capital of Newfoundland
 
Saint Joseph
a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express
 
Saint Lucia
a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique
 
Saint Lucia
a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979
 
Saint Maarten
an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands
 
Saint Petersburg
a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia
 
Saint Petersburg
a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort
 
Saint Vincent
an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
 
Saipan
the largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States
 
Sakartvelo
a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
 
Salem
a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692
 
Salem
a city in southern India
 
salient
(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
 
Salina
a town in central Kansas
 
Salvadoran capital
the capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered from recurrent earthquakes
 
Salzburg
city in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart
 
Samaria
an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan
 
Samarkand
city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century
 
Samoan Islands
a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop
 
San Angelo
a town in west central Texas; formerly a notorious frontier town
 
San Antonio
a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of several military bases and a popular haven for vacationers
 
San Bernardino
a city in southern California to the east of Los Angeles
 
San Diego
a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base
 
San Francisco
a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge
 
San Jose
a city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay to the south of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries
 
San Juan
the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico
 
San Luis Potosi
a city in central Mexico
 
San Mateo
a town in California to the south of San Francisco
 
San Pablo
a town in western California to the north of Oakland on an arm of San Francisco Bay
 
San Pedro Sula
industrial city in northwestern Honduras
 
San Sebastian
a city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border; a fashionable seaside resort
 
Sana'a
the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau
 
sanctum
a place of inviolable privacy
 
sandlot
a vacant lot used by city boys to play games
 
Sangay
an inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador; last erupted in 1946
 
Santa Ana
a city in southern California to the east of Long Beach
 
Santa Ana
a city in western El Salvador
 
Santa Barbara
a town in southwestern California on the Pacific Ocean
 
Santa Clara
a city of west central California; residential area with light industry
 
Santa Cruz
a town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist center
 
Santa Cruz
a city in central Bolivia
 
Santa Maria del Tule
a town in southeastern Mexico near Oaxaca; site of Ahuehuete, a giant Montezuma cypress
 
Santiago de Chile
the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America
 
Santiago de Cuba
a port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center
 
Santiago de los Caballeros
city in the northern Dominican Republic
 
Santos
a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo
 
Sao Bernardo do Campo
a city in southeastern Brazil; an industrial suburb of Sao Paulo
 
Sao Goncalo
an industrial city in southeastern Brazil across the bay from Rio de Janeiro
 
Sao Joao de Meriti
a city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb of Rio de Janeiro
 
Sao Jose dos Campos
a city in southeastern Brazil to the northeast of Sao Paulo
 
Sao Louis
a city on an offshore island in northeast Brazil
 
Sao Paulo
an ultramodern city in southeastern Brazil; the largest city in South America
 
Sao Tiago Island
largest of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean
 
Sao Tome
capital of Sao Tome and Principe
 
Sapporo
a commercial city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido
 
Saqqarah
a town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids
 
Saragossa
an ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon
 
Sarajevo
capital and largest city of Bosnia; scene of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which precipitated World War I
 
Sarasota
a town in west central Florida on the Gulf of Mexico
 
Saratoga Springs
a town in eastern New York State famed for its spa and its horse racing
 
Saratov
an industrial city in the European part of Russia
 
Sarawak
the largest state in Malaysia; located on the northwest of the island of Borneo
 
Sardinia
an island in the Mediterranean to the west of Italy
 
Sardinia
the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century
 
Sardis
an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402
 
Saskatchewan
one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada
 
Saskatoon
a city in central Saskatchewan; the largest city in the province
 
Sault Sainte Marie
a town of southern Ontario opposite northern Michigan
 
savanna
a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
 
Savannah
a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
 
Savoy
a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
 
Sayda
the main city of ancient Phoenicia
 
Scandinavia
a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian
 
Scandinavian country
any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia
 
Scandinavian Peninsula
the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden
 
scenario
a setting for a work of art or literature
 
scene
the place where some action occurs
 
scene
the context and environment in which something is set
 
scenery
the appearance of a place
 
Schenectady
a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal
 
Schlesien
a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland
 
school district
a district whose public schools are administered together
 
schoolyard
the yard associated with a school
 
Scorpio the Scorpion
the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
 
Scotland
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
 
scour
a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
 
Scranton
an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania
 
scratch
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
 
scrubland
an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation
 
Scythia
an ancient area of Eurasia extending from the Black Sea to the Aral Sea that was populated by Scythians from the eighth to the fourth century BC
 
seafront
the waterfront of a seaside town
 
Sealyham
a village in southwestern Wales where the Sealyham terrier was first bred
 
seascape
a view of the sea
 
seat
a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
 
seat
the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
 
Seattle
a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Rainier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington
 
section
a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
 
sector
a portion of a military position
 
Sedalia
a town in east central Missouri
 
see
the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
 
Selangor
sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
 
Selma
a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters
 
Semarang
a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java
 
semidesert
a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions
 
semitropics
regions adjacent to the tropics
 
separation
the space where a division or parting occurs
 
Sequoia National Park
a national park in California that includes Mount Whitney
 
Serengeti National Park
a national park in Tanzania created in 1951 to protect the wildlife
 
Serengeti Plain
a vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife
 
service area
place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities
 
setting
the physical position of something
 
settlement
an area where a group of families live together
 
Setubal
a port city on the Atlantic coast of Portugal to the southeast of Lisbon
 
Sevastopol
a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea
 
Seven Hills of Rome
the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built
 
Seventh Avenue
an avenue in Manhattan that runs north and south
 
Seville
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain
 
Seward Peninsula
a peninsula in western Alaska that projects westward into the Bering Sea just below the Arctic Circle
 
Seychelles islands
a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar
 
Seyhan
a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River
 
Shanghai
the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
 
Shangri-la
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
 
shantytown
a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties
 
Sheffield
a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry
 
sheikdom
the domain ruled by a sheik
 
Shenandoah National Park
a national park in Virginia for the Blue Ridge Mountains
 
Sherman
a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border
 
Shetland Islands
an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
 
Shikoku
the smallest of the four main islands of Japan; to the south of Honshu and to the east of Kyushu; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainous
 
shipside
the part of a wharf that is next to a ship
 
Shiraz
a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby
 
shire
a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county
 
shooting preserve
a preserve on which hunting is permitted during certain months of the year
 
Show Me State
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
 
showplace
a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty
 
Shreveport
a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border
 
shrubbery
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
 
Siberia
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
 
Sicilia
the largest island in the Mediterranean
 
Sicilia
the Italian region on the island of Sicily
 
side
a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
 
side
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
 
Sikkim
a state in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan
 
silhouette
an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
 
Silicon Valley
a region in California to the south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries
 
Silk Road
an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay
 
Silver City
a town in southwestern New Mexico
 
Simpson Desert
a desert region of central Australia
 
Sinai Desert
a desert on the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt
 
Sinai Peninsula
a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea
 
Sind
a region of southeastern Pakistan
 
Singapore Island
an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula
 
Sioux City
a city in northeastern Iowa where the Big Sioux River joins the Missouri
 
Sioux Falls
largest city in South Dakota; located in southeastern South Dakota
 
site
physical position in relation to the surroundings
 
Sitka
a town in southeastern Alaska that was the capital of Russian America and served as the capital of Alaska from 1867 until 1906
 
Sitsang
an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas
 
Sjaelland
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
 
Skagway
a town in southeastern Alaska at the northern end of the Inside Passage; a gateway to the Klondike during the Alaskan gold rush
 
ski resort
a resort with lodging and facilities for skiing
 
skid road
the district of a town frequented by loggers
 
skid row
a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts
 
Skoplje
capital of modern Macedonia
 
skyline
the outline of objects seen against the sky
 
slave state
any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
 
Slovak Republic
a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993
 
slum
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
 
Smolensk
a city in western Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II
 
Smyrna
a port city in western Turkey
 
snow line
the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice
 
Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum
 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
 
Society Islands
an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific to the east of Samoa
 
Sodom
(Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants
 
sodom
any location known for vice and corruption
 
Soho
a city district of central London now noted for restaurants and nightclubs
 
soil horizon
a layer in a soil profile
 
soil profile
a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock
 
soil
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
 
Soledad
a city in northern Colombia; a suburb of Barranquilla
 
Solingen
a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery
 
solitude
a solitary place
 
Solomon Islands
the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth
 
Solomon Islands
the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth
 
Somali peninsula
a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia
 
Somalia
a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare
 
Sombrero
one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
 
Somerset
a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
 
somewhere
an indefinite or unknown location
 
Sonoran Desert
a desert in southwestern Arizona
 
Sooner State
a state in south central United States
 
Soudan
a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea
 
Sousse
a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean
 
South
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
 
south
a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
 
South American country
any one of the countries occupying the South American continent
 
South Australia
a state in south central Australia
 
South Bend
a city in northern Indiana
 
South Carolina
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
 
south celestial pole
the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere
 
South Frigid Zone
the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
 
South Island
the larger but less populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from North Island by Cook Strait
 
South of Houston
a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
 
South Pole
the southernmost point of the Earth's axis
 
south side
the side that is on the south
 
South Temperate Zone
Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn
 
South Vietnam
a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when it was defeated and annexed by North Vietnam
 
South Yorkshire
a metropolitan county in northern England
 
southeast
a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city
 
Southeast Asia
a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore
 
southeastern United States
the southeastern region of the United States
 
southern hemisphere
the hemisphere to the south of the equator
 
southland
any region lying in or toward the south
 
southwest
a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city
 
southwestern United States
the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
 
Soviet Socialist Republic
one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)
 
Soweto
a large collection of African townships to the southwest of Johannesburg in South Africa; inhabited solely by Black Africans
 
spa
a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
 
space
an area reserved for some particular purpose
 
Sparta
an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC
 
sphere
the geographical area in which one nation is very influential
 
Spice Islands
a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands
 
Spitzbergen
islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway
 
Split
an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
 
Spokane
a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border
 
Spotsylvania
a village in northeastern Virginia where battles were fought during the American Civil War
 
spring
a point at which water issues forth
 
Springfield
a city of southwestern Missouri
 
Springfield
a city and manufacturing center in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut River
 
Srbija
a historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia; Serbs settled the region in the 6th and 7th centuries
 
St. Mary of Bethlehem
port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
 
Staffa
an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides to the west of Mull; site of Fingal's Cave
 
stage
any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
 
staging area
an area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation
 
Stagirus
an ancient town of Greece where Aristotle was born
 
Stalingrad
a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43
 
stand
the position where a thing or person stands
 
state boundary
the boundary between two states
 
state capital
the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
 
State of Bahrain
an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
 
State of Eritrea
an African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993
 
State of Israel
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
 
State of Katar
an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil
 
State of Kuwait
an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum
 
State of the Vatican City
the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929
 
Staten Island
a borough of New York City
 
station
(nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
 
Stavanger
a port city in southwestern Norway; center for shipbuilding industry
 
stockbroker belt
a wealthy residential suburb
 
Stonehenge
an ancient megalithic monument in southern England; probably used for ritual purposes
 
stop
a spot where something halts or pauses
 
stopover
a stopping place on a journey
 
storm center
the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm
 
Strand
a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
 
Strassburg
city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port
 
Stratford-upon-Avon
a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare
 
stratum
one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
 
street address
the address where a person or organization can be found
 
strike zone
(baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike
 
Stuttgart
a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture
 
Sub-Saharan Africa
the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert
 
subdivision
an area composed of subdivided lots
 
substrate
any stratum or layer lying underneath another
 
substrate
a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
 
subtopia
monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings
 
suburb
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
 
Sucre
the judicial capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia
 
Sudbury
a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center
 
Suez
a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal
 
Suez Canal
a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
 
Sulawesi
a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
 
sultanate
country or territory ruled by a sultan
 
Sultanate of Oman
a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
 
Sumatra
a mountainous island in western Indonesia
 
Sumer
an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC
 
Sun City
a residential suburb of Phoenix
 
Sun Valley
a winter sports resort in south central Idaho
 
Sunbelt
states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative
 
Sunda Islands
a chain of islands in the western Malay Archipelago
 
Sunderland
a port and industrial city in northeastern England
 
Sunflower State
a state in midwestern United States
 
Superfund site
a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up
 
Superior
a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
 
superstrate
any stratum or layer superimposed on another
 
supply line
a route over which supplies can be delivered
 
surface
the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
 
Surrey
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
 
Susiana
an ancient country in southwestern Asia to the east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people
 
Sussex
a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
 
Suva
the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island)
 
suzerainty
the domain of a suzerain
 
Svalbard
a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean
 
Swansea
a port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel
 
swap file
the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory
 
Swiss canton
one of the cantons of Switzerland
 
Swiss Confederation
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
 
Sydney
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
 
Syracuse
a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC
 
Syracuse
a city in central New York
 
Syrian Arab Republic
an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
 
Syrian Desert
a desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq, southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia
 
Szechwan province
a populous province of south central China
 
T'ien-ching
a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China
 
Tabasco
a Mexican state on the Gulf of Campeche
 
Tabora
a city in western Tanzania
 
Tabriz
an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs
 
Tabuk
a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia
 
tack
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
 
Tacoma
a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound to the south of Seattle
 
Taegu
a city in southeastern South Korea
 
Tahiti
an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin
 
Taichung
a city in Taiwan
 
Taif
a city in western Saudi Arabia to the east of Mecca
 
Taiyuan
an ancient city in northeastern China noted for coal mining and steel production
 
Taklimakan Desert
a desert in western China
 
Tamale
a city in northern Ghana
 
Tamil Eelam
the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for
 
Tamil Nadu
a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras
 
Tammerfors
an industrial city in south central Finland
 
Tampa
a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico
 
Tampico
a port city in eastern Mexico
 
Tanga
a port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean
 
Tanganyika
a former state in East Africa; united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania
 
Tangiers
a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar
 
Tangshan
an industrial city of northeastern China in Hebei province
 
tank farm
an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks
 
Taos
an artist colony in northern New Mexico
 
tape
the finishing line for a foot race
 
Tara
a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century
 
Tarabulus Al-Gharb
the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC
 
Tarabulus Ash-Sham
a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea
 
target
the location of the target that is to be hit
 
Tartary
the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries
 
Tartu
a city of southeastern Estonia that was a member of the Hanseatic League
 
Tasmania
an island off the southeastern coast of Australia
 
Tasmania
an Australian state on the island of Tasmania
 
Taurus the Bull
the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
 
tax haven
a country or independent region where taxes are low
 
Taymyr Peninsula
a peninsula in northern Siberia
 
tee
the starting place for each hole on a golf course
 
Tel Aviv-Jaffa
the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean
 
Temperate Zone
the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate climate
 
Temuco
a city in central Chile to the south of Concepcion
 
tendency
a general direction in which something tends to move
 
tenement district
a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses
 
Tenerife
a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands
 
Tepic
a city in west central Mexico
 
Terengganu
sultanate and one of the 13 states of the Federation of Malaysia
 
terra incognita
an unknown and unexplored region
 
terrain
a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
 
terreplein
level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart
 
Texarkana
a town in southwest Arkansas on the Texas border adjacent to Texarkana, Texas
 
Texarkana
a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas
 
theater of war
the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations
 
Thebes
an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs
 
Thebes
an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC
 
theme park
an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow)
 
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial National Park
a national park in North Dakota that includes the site of former President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch
 
there
a location other than here; that place
 
Thessalia
a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece
 
Thessalonica
a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
 
Thorshavn
the administrative center of the Faroe Islands
 
Thrace
an ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula to the north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey
 
three-mile limit
the limit of a nation's territorial waters
 
Thule
a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there
 
Thunder Bay
a port city in Ontario on Lake Superior
 
Thuringia
a historical region of southern Germany
 
Ticino
an Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland
 
tidal zone
an area subject to tidal action
 
Tidewater region
the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia
 
Tierra del Fuego
an archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina
 
Tijuana
a Mexican city just to the south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula; popular among American tourists for racetracks and bullfights
 
tiltyard
(formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests
 
timber line
line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
 
Timbuktu
a city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade
 
time zone
any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used
 
Times Square
the area of Manhattan around the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue; heart of the New York theater district; site of annual celebration of New Year's
 
Timgad
an ancient town founded by the Romans; noted for extensive and well-preserved ruins
 
Timimoun
a town in central Algeria in the Atlas Mountains
 
Timor
an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands
 
Tin Pan Alley
a city district (originally in New York) where composers and publishers of popular music do business
 
tip
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
 
tiptop
the extreme top or summit
 
Tivoli
a town twenty miles to the east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name); a summer resort during the Roman empire; noted for its waterfalls
 
Tobago
island in West Indies
 
Togolese Republic
a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control
 
Tolbukhin
a city in northeastern Bulgaria (north of Varna) that is the commercial center of an agricultural region
 
Toledo
an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie
 
Toledo
a city in central Spain on the Tagus river; famous for steel and swords since the first century
 
toll plaza
an area where tollbooths are located
 
top
the upper part of anything
 
top
the highest or uppermost side of anything
 
Torino
capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy
 
Toronto
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
 
Torreon
a city in northern Mexico to the west of Monterrey
 
Torrid Zone
the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
 
touchline
either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby
 
Toulon
a port city and naval base in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast
 
Toulouse
a city on the Garonne River in southern France to the southeast of Bordeaux; a cultural center of medieval Europe
 
Tours
an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
 
town
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
 
town
an administrative division of a county
 
toxic dumpsite
a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)
 
Toyohashi
a Japanese city in southern Honshu on the Pacific shore
 
Toyonaki
a Japanese city in southern Honshu; main residential suburb of Osaka
 
Toyota
an industrial city of Japan in southern Honshu
 
trade route
a route followed by traders (usually in caravans)
 
Trafalgar Square
a square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson
 
trail head
the beginning of a trail
 
Transcaucasia
a geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan
 
transit zone
a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean; includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers
 
Transvaal
a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers
 
Transylvania
a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I
 
Traverse City
a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Michigan
 
Treasure State
a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
 
treaty port
a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty
 
Trentino-Alto Adige
a region of northeastern Italy bordering Austria
 
Trento
a city in northern Italy (northwest of Venice) on the River Adige; the site of the Council of Trent
 
Trinidad
an island in West Indies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela
 
Triple Frontier
the border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay meet; an active South American center for contraband and drug trafficking and money laundering; a suspected locale for Islamic extremist groups
 
Trondheim
a port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord
 
tropic
either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
 
Tropic of Cancer
a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equator
 
Tropic of Capricorn
a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator
 
trouble spot
a place where trouble exists or occurs regularly
 
trust territory
a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations
 
Tucson
a city in southeastern Arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the Sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century
 
Tulsa
a major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river; once known as the oil capital of the world and still heavily involved in the oil and gas industries
 
Tupelo
a town in northeast Mississippi
 
Tupungatito
an inactive volcano in central Chile; last erupted in 1959
 
turf
the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
 
turf
range of jurisdiction or influence
 
Turkestan Desert
a desert in Turkmenistan to the south of the Aral Sea
 
Turkish Empire
a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire
 
Turkistan
a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
 
Turkmenistan
a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991
 
Tuscaloosa
a university town in west central Alabama
 
Tuscany
a region in central Italy
 
Tuskegee
a town in eastern Alabama
 
Tuvalu
a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978
 
Tuxtla Gutierrez
a city in southeastern Mexico
 
Twin Cities
nickname for Saint Paul and Minneapolis
 
Twin Falls
a town on the Snake River in south central Idaho near the Twin Falls
 
Tyler
a town in northeast Texas
 
Tyre
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
 
Tyrol
a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy
 
Ufa
a city in the European part of Russia
 
Ukrayina
a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
 
Ulster
a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland
 
ultima Thule
the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world
 
Umbria
a mountainous region in central Italy
 
underbelly
lower side
 
Union
the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
 
Union of Burma
a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal
 
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
 
United Arab Emirates
a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves
 
United Arab Emirates's capital
a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates
 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
 
United Mexican States
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
 
United Republic of Tanzania
a republic in eastern Africa
 
United States of America
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
 
United States Virgin Islands
more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
 
Upper Egypt
one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan
 
upper limit
the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something
 
Uppsala
a city in east central Sweden to the northwest of Stockholm
 
uptown
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
 
Ur
an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River
 
Urbana
a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Champaign
 
Uruguay
a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825
 
used-car lot
a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for sale
 
Utica
an ancient city on the north coast of Africa (northwest of Carthage); destroyed by Arabs around 700 AD
 
Utica
a city in central New York
 
Utrecht
a city in the central Netherlands
 
Uttar Pradesh
a state in northern India
 
vacuity
a region that is devoid of matter
 
Valdez
a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world
 
Valdosta
a town in southern Georgia near the Florida border
 
Valencia
a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean
 
Valencia
an industrial city in northern Venezuela
 
Valenciennes
a town in northeastern France long noted for its lace industry
 
Valle D'Aosta
a region in northwestern Italy
 
Valparaiso
the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile
 
Van Allen belt
a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field
 
Vancouver
a port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city
 
Vancouver
a town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon
 
Vancouver Island
an island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west coast of North America
 
vanishing point
the point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist
 
vantage
place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
 
vantage point
a place from which something can be viewed
 
Vanua Levu
a volcanic island in the Fijis
 
Varna
a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
 
veld
elevated open grassland in southern Africa
 
Venezia
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
 
Venezia-Euganea
a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic
 
venue
in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
 
Veracruz
a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz
 
vernal equinox
(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces
 
Verona
a city in Veneto on the River Adige
 
Verrazano Narrows
a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn
 
Versailles
a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century
 
vertical circle
a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon
 
Viborg
a town of Denmark in north central Jutland
 
Vicente Lopez
an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires
 
viceroyalty
a district or province governed by a viceroy
 
Vichy
a town in central France (south of Paris) noted for hot mineral springs; was capital of the unoccupied part of France during World War II
 
Vicksburg
a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves
 
Victoria
a town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San Antonio
 
Victoria
capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island
 
Victoria
a state in southeastern Australia
 
Victoria de Durango
a city in north central Mexico; mining center
 
Victoria Land
a mountainous area of Antarctica bounded by the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land
 
Vidalia
a town in central Georgia; the origin of Vidalia onions
 
Vienne
a town in south central France where is 1311-1313 the Roman Catholic Church held one of its councils
 
Vieques
a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy
 
Villa Hermosa
a city in southeastern Mexico; the capital of the state of Tabasco
 
village green
a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land
 
Vina del Mar
a resort city on the Pacific in central Chile
 
Virgin Islands
a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain
 
Virgin Islands National Park
a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs
 
Virginia
a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range
 
Virginia
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
 
Virginia Beach
the largest city in Virginia; long overshadowed by Norfolk but growing rapidly since 1970; with 28 miles of public beaches tourism is a major factor in the economy; site of three United States Navy bases
 
Virgo the Virgin
the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22
 
Visayan Islands
group of islands in the central Philippines
 
viscounty
the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess
 
Viti Levu
a volcanic island in the Fijis
 
Vladivostok
a seaport in the Asian part of Russia
 
Volcano Islands
a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas
 
Volunteer State
a state in east central United States
 
Voyageurs National Park
a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests
 
Waco
a city in east central Texas
 
Wagga Wagga
a town on the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales; agricultural trading center
 
Wagram
a town in northeastern Austria
 
Waikiki
a well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island to the southeast of Honolulu
 
Wailing Wall
a wall in Jerusalem; sacred to Jews as a place of prayer and lamentation; its stones are believed to have formed part of the Temple of Solomon
 
Wake Island
an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
 
Wall Street
a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance
 
Walla Walla
a town in southeastern Washington near the Oregon border
 
Walt Disney World
a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando
 
war zone
a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war)
 
ward
a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
 
water level
a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
 
water line
a line marking the level reached by a body of water
 
Waterbury
a city in west central Connecticut
 
Waterford
a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry
 
waterfront
the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water
 
Waterloo
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
 
Watertown
a town in northern New York
 
Watertown
a town in southeastern Wisconsin
 
Wausau
a town in north central Wisconsin
 
wave front
(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
 
weald
an area of open or forested country
 
Weimar
a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933
 
wellhead
the source of water for a well
 
Wembley
a southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadium
 
Wessex
a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
 
west
a location in the western part of a country, region, or city
 
West Africa
an area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea
 
West Bank
an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians
 
West Bengal
a state in eastern India
 
West Berlin
the part of Berlin under United States and British and French control until 1989
 
West Coast
the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California
 
West Country
the southwestern part of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset)
 
West End
the part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas
 
West Indies
the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area
 
West Palm Beach
a town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm Beach; founded as a commercial center for Palm Beach
 
West Point
United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy
 
west side
the side that is on the west
 
West Sussex
a county in southern England on the English Channel
 
West Yorkshire
a metropolitan county in northern England
 
Western Australia
a state containing the western third of Australia
 
Western Roman Empire
the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476
 
Western Sahara
an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992
 
western United States
the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
 
Westminster Abbey
a famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery
 
wheat field
a field planted with wheat
 
Wheeling
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
 
whereabouts
the general location where something is
 
Whitehall
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
 
Whitehorse
the provincial capital of the Yukon Territory
 
Wichita
the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River
 
Wichita Falls
a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border
 
Wiesbaden
a city in western Germany; a spa since Roman times
 
Wild West
the western United States during its frontier period
 
wild
a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
 
Wilkes Land
a coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean to the south of Australia; most of the territory is claimed by Australia
 
Williamstown
a town in northwestern Massachusetts
 
Wilmington
a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River
 
Wilmington
the largest city in Delaware
 
Wimbledon
a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts
 
Winchester
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
 
Wind Cave National Park
a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns
 
Windhoek
capital of Namibia in the center of the country
 
Windsor
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
 
windward
the side of something that is toward the wind
 
Windward Islands
a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles
 
Windy City
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
 
wing
(in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
 
winner's circle
a small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horses
 
Winnipeg
the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters
 
Winston-Salem
a city of north central North Carolina
 
wire
the finishing line on a racetrack
 
Witwatersrand
a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
 
wold
a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)
 
Worcester
a cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn
 
Worcester
an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of Boston
 
workspace
space allocated for your work (as in an office)
 
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
the largest national park of the United States; located in Alaska
 
Wroclaw
a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder
 
Wuerzburg
a city of south central Germany
 
Wuhan
a city of central China on the Chang Jiang; the commercial and industrial center of central China
 
Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people
 
Yakima
a town in south central Washington
 
Yalta
a resort city in Crimea in the southern Ukraine on the Black Sea; site of the Allied conference between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill in February 1945
 
Yamoussukro
capital of the Ivory Coast
 
yard
a tract of land where logs are accumulated
 
yard
a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
 
yard line
in football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating position on the field
 
Yekaterinoslav
city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry
 
Yellowknife
a town in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada on the Great Slave Lake
 
Yellowstone National Park
the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears
 
Yerwa-Maiduguri
a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center
 
Yokohama
port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan
 
Yorkshire
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
 
Yorktown
a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
 
Yosemite National Park
a national park in California famous for its waterfalls and rock formations
 
Youngstown
a city in northeast Ohio
 
Yucatan
a state of Mexico on the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula
 
Yucatan Peninsula
a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea
 
Yugoslavia
a former country of southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea; formed in 1918 and named Yugoslavia in 1929; controlled by Marshal Tito as a communist state until his death in 1980
 
Yukon Territory
a territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s
 
Yuma
a town in southwestern Arizona on the Colorado River and the California border
 
Yunnan province
a province of southern China
 
Zabrze
an industrial city in southern Poland
 
Zagreb
the capital of Croatia
 
Zanzibar
an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania
 
Zaria
a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center
 
zenith
the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
 
Zion
originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem
 
Zion National Park
a national park in Utah having huge canyons and gorges carved by mountain rivers
 
zodiac
a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
 
Zomba
a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971
 
zone
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
 
zone
an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
 
zone of interior
the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations
 
Zurich
the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country